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...modern pop-music culture. The Beatles were just about the last gigantic group that was pre-sexual. The guys stood still, played and sang; their girl-fans screamed in veneration, not in venery. The Rolling Stones changed that. From then on and forever, the public playing of rock 'n' roll was a physical activity, and the focus was on the lead singer's sex appeal. By now that tradition is so dominant that it may not even be sexual; it's simply the language of pop performance...
...individual to interpret the production. You can’t create a bullet-proof plan to prevent people to misinterpret our ideas.”This year Navarro has stepped into the role of executive producer alongside Denetrias J. Charlemagne ’11 and Alexandra N. Alves ’11. He hopes to further build the diverse community he claims Eleganza creates. “At any school there is de facto segregation and exclusivity,” Navarro says. “It is important to promote a community of acceptance and diversity, and that?...
Moral hazard n.-- The idea that people may take more risks when they know there's a safety net in place...
...faced her first bull at 13 and notched more than 750 kills during a storied career. Conchita Cintrn, 86, one of the first famous female bullfighters, is still considered among the best...
...showdown between Zardari and the Sharifs had been brewing since the PML-N broke away from the ruling coalition following a dispute over the restoration of judges sacked by Musharraf. Zardari had agreed to reinstate Iftikhar Chaudhry, the deposed Chief Justice who became a symbol of the lawyer-led movement against Musharraf's dictatorship but then backtracked once the military ruler left office. Nawaz Sharif had since been quietly positioning himself as an alternative to the PPP, even as Zardari struggled to contend with the pressures of a souring economy, rising militancy and a diplomatic standoff with India...