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...into hip-hop moguls that are worth upwards of hundreds of millions of dollars, then certainly we should spend the time to understand their history, what has made them so famous. Yet by focusing on these well-known entities, Reeves is forced to pass over some of the lesser-known trends in hip-hop which are just as relevant to formulating a black power ideology and shaping popular culture. For example, there could have been an in-depth examination of the Nation of Gods and Earths (also known as the Five Percent Nation), a religion espoused by such artists...
...Saturday night, one of Harvard’s lesser-known musical groups, the Brattle Street Chamber Players, gave a polished performance in Paine Music Hall. The group premiered “Gilded Glass,” a piece composed especially for the group by Elizabeth C. Lim ’08, before playing two relatively obscure pieces: Igor Stravinsky’s “Concerto for String Orchestra in D” and Antonin Dvorak’s “Serenade for Strings.” It became apparent by the end of the evening that the group...
...first time Bush has pulled off such a gambit. On fuel efficiency standards, Bush and the auto industry insisted on holding out against tough new restrictions until it became clear that the House and Senate could produce a veto-proof majority. At that point, Bush and the industry backed lesser standards, which eventually became law. More recently, Bush intervened in mid-March to soften new anti-ozone regulations after the EPA had concluded that tough new standards were necessary...
...themselves of blame for producing, or failing to fight, the murderous passions that finally tracked King down in Memphis, Tenn. If one man held the gun, millions more propped him up and made it seem a good, even valiant idea. In exchange for collective guilt, whites have given King lesser victories, including a national holiday...
...says former studio executive David Weitzner, who teaches at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. This summer's old-is-new fare, like Indy, Steve Carell's Get Smart and the Sex and the City movie should all benefit from the recognition factor. But films with lesser-known pedigrees, like the graphic novel revenge movie Wanted, from Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, will need smart marketing or rave reviews to break through...