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...last three decades. Peel was committed to playing music that he liked, simple as that—damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! This revolutionary attitude put his broadcasts head and shoulders above afraid-to-fail approach that plagues most other radio. Peel is credited with assisting the launch of the careers of such divergent acts as Captain Beefheart, the Buzzcocks, the Smiths, Pulp, and the White Stripes...
That summer, Nixon, a freshman member of the House Un-American Activities Committee, presided over the Alger Hiss case--a gaudy, sensational, two-year-long pageant of congressional hearings and court trials that would bring the cold war home, divide Americans and launch the young Nixon on a trajectory toward the White House...
...Times wrote that Kapur and his screenwriter had made "spectacle their priority" and that the film was "historical drama for anyone whose idea of history is back issues of Vogue." Nevertheless, there was no denying the latent talent of star and director, and all expected Elizabeth's success to launch both onto the international A-list...
...rappers Nas, Jadakiss, and Fat Joe. 50 claims the record was provoked by the latter two’s appearance on the song “New York, New York” with his nemesis Ja Rule. Entirely offended, 50 felt he had no recourse but to launch into a musical tirade of clever putdowns and empty threats. Riiiiiight?...
...Memphis, most of the protestors didn't have the gumption to push out a full rant. Several just yelled "no," at various points. This initiated a predictable chain of events. First responders seated around the timid hecklers held up their arms and pointed so that security officials where to launch their purge. Most left quietly. One woman-who had been polite enough to yell "with all due respect"-required two policemen, who held her skinny elbows as they ushered her up the aisle. In Louisville, the crowd erupted in a standing ovation to drown out a woman who refused...