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...little old ladies standing too close to me. But in some ways, I’m glad the whole mugging thing happened. Going about my daily routine—Adams, Class, Lamont, Kong, Nausea, Adams—is nice. But every so often you need crazy experiences to liven things up a little, like drunkenly hailing a Boston cop car that had more than a passing resemblance to a taxi, or getting mugged in Colombia...
...musical variety is the greatest strength of “Life is Sweet! Nice to Meet You.” No two tracks sound even vaguely similar and this serves to liven up a lyrically simple album. When this music isn’t enough to carry the song, though, the lyrics are too thin to pick up the burden, and the track quickly falls flat. Most choruses are excessively simple—eight or nine word phrases that are repeated over and over again for the length of time necessary between equally short verses...
...victory, Kleintje Pils played "We Will Rock You," "We Are the Champions" and several Dutch anthems as well. "Sven-e won a gold medal! Sven-e won a gold medal" the crowd sang. For the thousands of Dutch speed-skating fans who made the trip to Vancouver to liven up a pretty staid event, forget about Kleintje Pils. After Kramer's win, tonight's a night for Grote Pils. Big Beer. The Heinekens will be flowing in Vancouver...
...geared to defend the rights of minorities. Initially, Wong had precious little funding and had to scavenge for furniture to outfit the place. She now has backing from a few private donors as well as the international NGO Oxfam, but times are still lean. An array of colorful drapes liven up the space, while a staff of local Chinese and South Asian volunteers busy about. Wong is a blur of energy and enthusiasm, rattling off anecdotes from her years of activism. Like when she led dozens of South Asian youth to a school that had refused them admittance because...
...wasn’t a “Flat Tire” nor a broken “Hash Pipe,” but rather an unfortunate patch of ice. An untimely crash on Sunday left disappointed Bostonians without a sweet Weezer concert to liven up their December...