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...Wicked Wisdom”) which are funky, but—with the exception of generally strong bass lines—jump around far too much to be enjoyable.Much of the rest of the album is similarly caught up in a campy disco-funk mess, but there are some standouts. “Touched Something’s Hollow,” while dangerously close to chord-for-chord replication of “Imagine” (and the intro to “Don’t Look Back in Anger”), is a short but satisfying piano-driven...

Author: By Ross S. Weinstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Of Montreal | 10/24/2008 | See Source »

There was more than a hint offered at the annual Labour Party conference last month in Manchester, where delegates adopted a new vocabulary. In fringe meetings, speakers inveighed against "the spivs" (British slang for slick criminals) who caused the mess, while union leaders and politicians raised cheers by bashing the rich. In his keynote speech, Brown talked of a new era that demands heavier regulation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London Falling | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

...seems nowadays that there are more college ranking systems than colleges themselves. FM has stepped in to sort out this mess and turn the table around. What we bring you is the first ever ranking of the college rankings. Use our ranking survey wisely. Keep our numerical gradations in mind, but also be sure to take into consideration the extracurricular benefits available in conjunction with the Princeton Review, for example, or the type of people whom you are likely to associate with if you decide on The Academic Ranking of World Universities...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Ranking of College Rankers | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...picture, on how various policy components fit together, and a strong sense of what his top priority would be. He wants to launch an "Apollo project" to build a new alternative-energy economy. His rationale for doing so includes some hard truths about the current economic mess: "The engine of economic growth for the past 20 years is not going to be there for the next 20. That was consumer spending. Basically, we turbocharged this economy based on cheap credit." But the days of easy credit are over, Obama said, "because there is too much deleveraging taking place, too much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Barack Obama Is Winning | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...over - including two incentive checks from our government so we could spend even more money we didn't really have. So excuse me if I have a hard time believing that it is either the "evil bankers" or the "irresponsible home buyers" who are to blame for the present mess. Kathy Hornsby, CARROLLTON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Depression Hurts | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

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