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...Lockgroove may not be independent and local for long. Like many vaguely underground things, the band currently doesn't sound as polished as more mainstream acts. However, this is a redeeming quality. Lockgroove isn't produced to sound like the next big thing. And like any band that is not yet famous, it would be a shame to listen to them with their future in mind. The group has a voluminous sound that invites attention from head to toe. Indeed, Lockgroove goes deeper than the cutting edge...
...Brendan, sloshed, sitting at a table in the Wyndham Franklin hotel in downtown Philly. He had long hair then. I met Luke through Brendan, next to Widener Library. Luke told me he hated me; I think his words were: "I hate you." But now he doesn't hate me. All three of us met Mike this year. When we found out he was a drummer we were drunk and enthusiastic. The same night Luke threw up for the first time ever. So we knew...
...quite. With the 1997 agreement, Pixar assumed more control of distribution, marketing, and merchandising. With this, Disney has exclusive rights to Pixar films for the next 10 years and about 2.5% ownership of Pixar with the option of further stock purchases. Moreover, Pixar is still grappling with internal issues. One Pixar insider comments, "The work hours get long, and Pixar tends to keep the pay scale low, just because the name is big." The financial picture is not as rosy as it appears; despite a huge opening for Toy Story 2, Pixar stock still dropped slightly...
...compensation agreement, however, requires congressional approval in the next federal budget, and it may prove a tempting target for legislators critical of the administration's China policy. "A lot of reactions from Congress are based on an imperfect understanding of international affairs," says Dowell. "And a lot of people on Capitol Hill still imagine China in terms of a 'Red Threat' or a 'Yellow Peril.' That could create difficulties when this deal gets to Congress." If the agreement becomes the focus of a domestic political fight, that could further cloud U.S.-China relations - after all, despite the compensation deal, Beijing...
...vast right-wing conspiracy, as Hillary so famously charged, or is she part of a vast left-wing effort to discredit Linda Tripp? Both? Neither? Who knows. The only certain thing is that the fallout from her time with the commander in chief will continue well into the next millennium...