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...Another Spin for R.E.M. I enjoyed Josh Tyrangiel's recent article about R.E.M., and I generally agreed with his assessment of the band's last three albums before Accelerate [April 7]. However, I completely disagree with the chart that deems Monster below respectable. Following Automatic for the People, R.E.M. ran the risk of falling into a rut. After two similar-sounding albums, what would its members do next? Their willingness to completely change their sound from mandolins to gutsy electric guitar helped establish R.E.M. as a group not afraid to challenge expectations. It is good to see in their...
...Hampshire co-chairman Bill Shaheen resigned after suggesting that Obama’s past drug use would hurt his chances in the general election. Similarly, Obama adviser and Harvard faculty member Samantha Power had to step down from her campaign position after dramatically labeling Clinton a “monster...
...Even during The Great Depression, Americans managed to scrape together enough nickels to take in escapist fare like Marx Brothers comedies and monster flicks. Box office grosses rose during five of the last seven economic downturns in the U.S. - including the '70s oil crisis and the burst of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s. It's not just a ticket price bump that accounts for the extra dough, either - the total number of movies people see in a year tends to rise in recessionary periods...
...Cookie Monster loves to eat cookies, and nothing else. Even the best intentions shouldn’t be grounds to repeal that law of the universe. Regardless, the few certain things in my life are dwindling, so Tiger Woods better keep winning and Quadded freshmen better keep rationalizing. Otherwise, I’ll have no other way to keep my grasp on reality...
...crucial in propelling Harvard past the Eagles in a 12-9 victory. The win was the eighth in a season-high nine-game winning streak. With three records in her first collegiate softball season, what is expected of the power hitter in 2008? “She had a monster season last year and that is more than anyone could ask of anybody to do for all four years,” Madick says. “As long as she stays in her confidence and doesn’t think too much, I think she’ll have...