Word: nirvana
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...might expect a mother's memoir about a handicapped daughter to be a tale of tragedy or an account of a miraculous breakthrough. Exiting Nirvana (Little, Brown; 225 pages; $23.95), Clara Claiborne Park's new book about her autistic daughter Jessy, is neither--or perhaps it is both. Jessy's autism is incurable, but her story is nonetheless one of triumph, of a thousand small skills arduously acquired and a thousand more yet to be mastered...
...everyday life and we see it in our politics. We all tend to justify doing something that is in our own interest by suggesting it is good for all. Managers equate their own success with what is good for their employees. Politicians invariably believe their own reelection is nirvana for the electorate. So much of our politics is based solely on self-interest. Is it any wonder that people of high incomes tend to be Republicans and people of low income tend to be Democrats...
Still think rock is the devil's music? Salvation awaits online. A Christian website www.ultranet.com/~mari presents contemporary songs "re-versed" to "help the Church speak today's language." So Nirvana's nihilistic Smells Like Teen Spirit becomes the reverent Smells Like Holy Spirit, with the refrain "The Messiah/He's no liah/ Praise Him or face/Eternal Fire." Other conversions...
...proudly incompetent Sex Pistols or the proudly impersonal technowizards like the Orb and Aphex Twin, all beloved by Europeans. What could most rankle American rock audiences is the Chicks' rejection of the notions that 1) good rock music is either soulful, finely wrought craftsmanship (Radiohead) or cathartic guitar bombast (Nirvana) and 2) letting producers help compose your songs is only for teenyboppers like Britney Spears. "Bands don't give the producers credit for actually taking part creatively," says Logan. "With technology it's possible to do a lot of different things and do them really fast. You don't have...
Grohl's hyperactivity and brashness onstage prove that he has come a long way from his Nirvana days as the shy one behind both the drum kit and Kurt Cobain's immense shadow. Though Grohl hardly revealed his face from behind his shaggy layers during the 80-minute jamfest, there was no question that this was his show. It was his drum kit raised high on a platform above the stage. It was he who dove into the crowd and returned onstage, not with a pretty young groupie, but with a decidedly troll-like looking man of at least...