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Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny's soundtrack to A Map of the World, the upcoming film based on Jane Hamilton's book, falls somewhere in between. Certainly no innovation, but surely no tragedy, Metheny's compositions are no doubt appropriate. The main framework of the album is a variation on a theme, punctuated by less topical instrumentations, which include very literal motifs. An apt analogy would be to say that the artist has ceded to the architect. That is to say, Metheny has selflessly concealed his artistic biases to create a non-intrusive score for a film and not a masterpiece...
...afternoon picks up for Wang when she and Mike hold a meeting with their main "contact" in the client's product engineering department. This meeting gives me a view of the working relationship between client and consultant that I haven't had all day. Even though some important issues are being discussed, the atmosphere is very informal and relaxed; the client contact seems to trust Mike and Wang to be on his team. The meeting wanders from a demonstration of a nifty PowerPoint presentation tool (a hallmark of consulting) to a discussion of engineering challenges (in which both Wang...
...think if you want to be a DJ and you want to be a good DJ, the one ingredient you need is a pure love for the music; that will be your main drive. If your drive is anything else, it's not worth it to you-it's not worth it to anyone that would ever hear you. That has to be your focus. Everything else will follow if that is your main motivation...
...last year, by the way.) At that salary, Shemmer can afford his portion of the $2,400-a-month apartment he shares with a college friend. Still, everything's relative. Although Shemmer invests his annual bonus, he spends the rest. "I break even every month," he confesses. His three main expenses: rent, alcohol and cabs. Shemmer spends most Friday and Saturday nights partying with friends at "dives" in the East Village, a welcome change from the weekday grind. It's a pleasant lifestyle, but very different from college, Shemmer says. "I'm working, I'm supporting myself, I feel productive...
...sterling resume is as important as a generous salary. Analysts just out of college sign up for two-year contracts, and it's understood that most will move on after the contract is up. After that, there are four main routes: An analyst can stay in investment banking and seek a promotion, go to a venture capital firm, to private industry, or to business school. Industry is the most popular choice, especially with 25-year-old Internet millionaires cropping up everywhere--some analysts even leave early for Silicon Valley. And more and more graduates are skipping finance altogether to found...