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...with America’s collapsing economy, our unsustainable addiction to foreign oil, our inefficient and inequitable health care system, our forgotten war in Afghanistan and our mistaken war in Iraq, and our declining moral standing in the international community, we cannot afford to throw our hands up and offer the excuse that government cannot solve the problems it helped create...
...minute “Underneath the Stars,” featuring an epic two-minute intro including a drum machine, chimes, and—eventually—Smith’s echoing voice. Already it becomes clear that The Cure are enjoying the technology the recording studio has to offer. This fixation on a pop sound has created a strange dichotomy between the subject matter of many of their songs and their lyrical content. On third track “Reasons Why,” Smith opens with a typically morose line—“I won?...
...mixtape is simultaneously a record of the maker’s mood at the time, a sum or product of the totality of their experiences up until creation, and a continually moving barometer of the listener’s musical breadth. Finding the totality of what music has to offer, as with any art, is about discovering connections, following them to their end, and then making more.An Essential Mix from almost a decade ago by David Holmes led me to explore the artists that influenced and provided the tracks for his horn-infused, funk-dance mixes, as well...
...Still, it's hard to argue that the left in general and gays in particular should sit on their hands while foes outspend them. Strategically, the Cabinet makes sense; most people who defend its secrecy offer a Machiavellian understanding of ends and means. "I could lose a lot of sleep about it, and I do wonder why they have abandoned [gay] organizations that have a 35-year track record in order to have their own operations," says a seasoned Washington gay activist. "But if that's the way the rules of the game are being played, I need to maneuver...
...jump in business failures is one reason why Tokyo yesterday announced a $51 billion economic stimulus package aimed at restoring financial stability to the country. Among other measures, the government will inject more money than originally planned into financial institutions, offer tax breaks on housing loans, and guarantee loans taken out by small-and medium-sized businesses. Prime Minister Taro Aso said the radical package was needed because "a harsh storm seen only once in 100 years is raging...