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...Miyoko Watai admits she has no idea how this will all play out, and last week she described herself as just a "pawn" in the process. But in chess, she added, it is possible for the lowly pawn to become the most powerful piece on the board?which gives her hope that she may one day get her wish of becoming Bobby Fischer's queen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King's Gambit | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

After an unsuccessful attempt to pawn an extra tuba, the band pooled their wallets and collected bail for their martyred comrades...

Author: By Zachary M. Seward, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lampoon, Crimson Face Off in Intra-Collegiate Rivalry | 6/7/2004 | See Source »

...Pawn Shoppe Heart

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Music Reviews | 3/19/2004 | See Source »

This new album from the Von Bondies may be the most compelling reason yet to give Meg White the slip. On Pawn Shoppe Heart, this Detroit quartet combines neo-blues-rock with a monster of a punk rock rhythm section, to often startling results. Is it blues-punk, finally? Almost...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Music Reviews | 3/19/2004 | See Source »

...telling that far-and-away the best track on Pawn Shoppe Heart, “C’mon C’mon,” is nothing if not power pop. With a desperation appropriate to it’s title, the song leads one to wonder when the White Stripes started substituting artifice for emotion, and whether the blues-rock tag isn’t just holding these guys back...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Music Reviews | 3/19/2004 | See Source »

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