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When Eddie Palmieri plays the piano, it’s a religious experience. Jazz, deriving from 1920s slang meaning “sex” or “orgasm,” is often exuberant, but Palmieri, with his whole body convulsing as he played the piano, pushed jazz...
The spy novel has a unique literary character. Its first purpose, like that of all fiction, is to entertain. Yet by having as its subject the spy, the man who goes where others do not, it implicitly assumes a secondary responsibility: to inform. A good spy novel allows the reader...
Fountains of Wayne have definitely got it going on. The power-pop crooners who brought us “Stacy’s Mom” and “Mexican Wine” are back again, and this time their trademarks—unexpected subject matter and high-energy...
...less-then-perfect. Others talk about spending so much time agonizing over some non-critical detail that they can’t move on to other important tasks, or they miss out on the opportunity to think deeply about the topic. Perfectionism here interferes both with meaningful learning and with successfully accomplishing one’s goals.Some students tell me that they are driven to succeed, but there is a distinction between having drive and being driven. Driven, perfectionistic students can be especially vulnerable to academic and personal difficulties such as writer’s block, performance and social anxiety...
Lawyers say that if Goodling were granted immunity in exchange for her testimony, it would most likely be so-called "use immunity" - meaning that none of her statements could be used to prosecute her for past crimes. That would mean she would no longer have any basis to assert her...