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Listeners will get none of that in his latest effort. “Beware,” Oldham’s 15th studio album, moves into the major key, fleshing out the sparse chords of his previous recordings for a more expansive, upbeat sound. It kicks off to a country-western start with the jangly “Beware Your Only Friend,” featuring fiddles, percussion, and a full gospel choir. “I want to be your only friend,” Oldham croons, echoed by a bevy of perky female vocalists singing...
...huge blow by the loss of sophomore ace Max Perlman. Perlman will not travel south with the team and will instead visit well-known sports surgeon Dr. James Andrews to have his injured elbow examined. “Losing Max at the top of our rotation is a major loss,” Walsh said. “We’re hoping that that the MRI that will be read by Dr. Andrews results in something that will get him back to us, but at this point it unfortunately looks pretty serious. Even so, our rotation is shaping...
...life.”THE MUSEUM ITSELFWhile conservators at both Centers work behind-the-scenes, the physical conditions of the space that houses the art also play a critical role in ensuring the stability of these pieces, one of the reasons that the Fogg is currently undergoing major changes.The importance of creating an effective vehicle for the display of art is not at all unique to Harvard. And when updating a museum’s look, similar issues to those faced when working to conserve a piece of art’s original integrity must be confronted. At the Isabella...
...remedies Congress is in a fever pitch to approve may well end up hurting the rescue efforts. The bonus bills, which would apply to virtually every major bank - including Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase, as well as AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - will probably cause many of them to simply give back the TARP money sooner than they probably should, to avoid losing their best people to foreign banks, boutique firms or hedge funds that can pay bigger bonuses. "The week's events will cause a brain drain of salespeople...
...Funding [an Afghan] force this size will be a major challenge - especially if it succeeds," says Stephen Biddle, a military expert at the Council on Foreign Relations. While the West will pump in the billions needed to fund the force during wartime, they'll turn that spigot off as soon an uneasy peace emerges. "Yet, the Afghan government is very unlikely to be able to pay these costs itself even if we make optimistic assumptions about economic growth and government revenue extraction potential," Biddle says. "The result could easily be a postwar Afghan security force too large...