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...made up of a 1989 Volkswagen Beetle dismantled down to its individual parts and hung by metal wire from the ceiling. The pieces are organized to form a 3-D model of the car that looks as if it has leapt off the page of a mechanic??s instruction manual. Every detail is its own entity; the horn hangs in space separated by a few inches from the floating steering wheel, and even the wipers are similarly detached from the windscreen. Despite this distancing, the relationship to the complete subject is not lost, but is in fact amplified...
...only interest and not build equity in the house, or that would reset in 2 years and double their payments. These days, the typical homeowner facing foreclosure seems more likely to have simply lost a job—in a steel plant or a bank or as an auto-mechanic??and fallen behind on payments...
...shine: despite slightly subpar sound quality—the guitars are a little jangly and inaudible at times (check out the horribly articulated guitar solo on the upbeat “Loretta”), the bass sometimes drops out of the mix and the drums sound a little bit mechanic??the vocals are transcendent throughout. Case has a talented for shifting her highly recognizable vocal chops to match different feels; the record never feels stagnant, although I do wish it were slightly longer so that the musicians could stretch out a little more. There are far too many...
After spending nearly four years at the oldest university in the nation, it took a raggedy auto mechanic??s shirt, once worn by a man named Joe, to teach me the importance of tradition. Like most Harvard students, I was too harried to notice the countless gates bearing inscriptions from the University’s past or to pay much attention to its ivy-covered walls. I trudged on to my next class, my next meeting, my next rehearsal...
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