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...Alan Greenspan and company have chopped the benchmark federal funds rate 11 times this year, to 1.75%. In the last recession, the rate fell only to 3%. "This is unlike anything we've seen in the postwar period," says economist Stephen Roach at Morgan Stanley. Recessions that spring from manic business overbuilding, such as this one, were more common before World War II and proved then to be far more difficult to correct, lasting on average about twice as long as recessions caused by Fed rate hikes, Roach notes...
...whatever that new-fangled spooky sounding instrument Jonny Greenwood is playing these days. The song could never be straight-up however, and Thom Yorke’s distorted wailings and pantings ensure that it will not be mistaken for such. In fact, it is Yorke’s manic, disconcerting energy that carries much of the album, and gives the two slower songs their subtle bite when he lets his ridiculously, stunningly beautiful voice soar...
This little item will prove handy whether you’re a shopping moron or a strategizing bargain hunter. Imagine, if you will, a VIP pass that gained you after-hours access to all of the best stores. For the inept among us, this would mean no manic perfume tester women, no screaming demon children and a bone fide chance to actually make the dreaded holiday shopping trip last no longer than one hour...
...rendered atmosphere from reality. The marvels of digital animation do not detract from the “actors.” The Pixar crew can pack a truly amazing amount of emotion into the eyes and expressions of their creations—emotions that run the gamut from manic hyperactivity to bittersweet poignancy. Nor can technology save a bad story: Screenwriter Andrew Stanton has made sure that his characters trade deliciously witty back-and-forth retorts that are complemented, not dwarfed, by the technology that brings them to two-dimensional life...
Gagnon’s laughter, described by his roommate Nat Myers ’04 as “manic,” was perhaps due to the coincidental fact that Gagnon is currently directing “Dracula” at the Loeb. Bats turning up in his room, bats turning into people and sucking blood...the comedy is all there. “My roommates thought I was cracking up [because of the laughter] and that the stress of the show was getting to me,” he says...