Word: patricks
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...interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Kanye explained his new and unquestionably bizarre video for hit single “Love Lockdown” by saying that he was inspired by the character of Patrick Bateman from “American Psycho.” Kanye said he liked the “clean aesthetic” and “just the way he was all about consumption and labels... and the way he watched porn and stuff like that... Not that I would ever do that.” Sure, Kanye dresses pretty sharply and has a swank apartment...
...which professors say has gone some way to reviving interest. As the election heated up in recent months, Lancaster University's American-studies office received several inquiries from high school students interested in the program; in the previous two years they had received none. "Obamania has infected students," says Patrick Hagopian, who teaches "Mom and Apple Pie: Gender and the Making of the American Family." "America becomes a more attractive place simply because of the prospect of a new government." He's hoping students will agree...
...event. “I’m a gay republican,” Kwong said. “The party is changing, and I want that perception to be there, that the Republican Party is slowly becoming more and more accepting of LGBT issues.” Patrick Sammon, president of the Log Cabin Republicans, made similar comments prior to the debate. “In the Republican Party the social conservatives are a strong and vocal segment that uses scare tactics to try and keep other Republicans from being more supportive,” Sammon said...
Worse, a truly global depression will increase the overall need for assistance, even as charities see donations slow and governments reduce foreign-aid budgets. "It's a double whammy," says Patrick Rooney, director of research at the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. "These institutions are on the front line, and you just have to feel sorry for them...
...Obama defeat would be met with resignation more than rage. No one is more tired of talking about racism than black people. The disenchantment with protest politics, the fatigue from refighting old battles over school integration and affirmative action, even the rise of politicians like Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick point to a shift in the disposition of black America. The big issues of the day aren't so much racial profiling and police brutality as the achievement gap, the incarceration rate and unemployment. The great race conversation has not only decreased in volume; for black people, it's also become...