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...each other to dominate. At the other end, the collaboration can result in an album greater than the sum of its two parts, where the combined styles complement each other so that an entirely novel sound emerges, one that neither musician could have produced alone. It is towards the latter end of this spectrum that we find Broken Bells, the new collaboration between James Mercer, lead singer of The Shins, and producer/musician Brian Burton a.k.a. Danger Mouse. The folk guitar strumming and soaring voice of Mercer fits impeccably into the hip-hop beats and electronic ambiance of Danger Mouse. However...
...perverted serial killer who victimized numerous young women—its commercial success was monumental. “Memories” was also critically acclaimed, screening at several international film festivals, such as the Cannes Film Festival, London International Film Festival, and San Sebastian International Film Festival, the latter of which awarded Bong its Best Director award...
...Madoff whistle-blower, you might expect his anger to be pointed at the Ponzi king. In fact, the unrelenting Markopolos aims it at the Securities and Exchange Commission. For 10 years, the author, a quantitative analyst, tried unsuccessfully to convince the agency that Madoff was a crook. When the latter's racket was revealed in 2008, says Markopolos, "it was exactly as I had warned the government of the United States approximately $55 billion earlier...
...Part of what makes UNICEF's mission so urgent is the rampant child trafficking in Haiti, the western hemisphere's poorest nation. There are some responsible orphanages in the country, to be sure, but there are also scores of loosely monitored ones, and children who end up in the latter often get "adopted" by people who turn them into household slaves called restaveks or force them into prostitution. One of the more bizarre elements of the saga surrounding the 10 U.S. missionaries who were caught trying to ferry 33 children out of the country without proper documents is that...
...Yard and all of its facilities. Lamont isn’t too far away, but given the choice between there and Leverett’s library (which some call “Levmont”) at 2 a.m., you’ll probably find yourself choosing the latter...