Word: maying
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...deal with God far too young / Before you know it, your life has run away,” the sage 20-year-old cautions, seemingly wistful of her own life’s rapid passing. But after listening to Marling’s latest album, one may end up hoping that, in fact, her musical career has just begun. A gratifying sophomore release from the precocious folk-rock talent, “I Speak Because I Can” endows Marling’s characteristic elegance with a new intensity and an epic, almost theatrical, vigor...
...rather than new material. Additionally, the album’s skits, such as the “How to Pay Rent Skit” featuring Tracy Morgan, are seemingly intended to be ironic interludes but end up as inane interruptions. Drafting in a large group of hip hop production may have helped to produce much of the quality seen on each song. However, the general lack of attention to detail ultimately prevents “Wu Massacre” from being the incredible album it could and should be, rather than merely an impressive collection of songs...
...walls that [others] will come to trust the strength of our books,” and the goal of the construction is “to save civilization, to save our book.” Aidan, however, believes that “people must have books so they may have hope...
...someone’s mother; all I am is someone’s wife.” Despite the judgment of others over her lack of a career, Mitran ends her song with pride, declaring, “What I choose to do may be dumb...
...where generations of teachers have tried to prevent their students from catching senioritis, the hyper-competitive reality of college admissions may end up being the best cure—at least for some high school seniors...