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...music industry at the top is very, very small,” he says. “And everyone is a copycat in a way. Once one person grabs onto something then a million people do. And so that’s sort of been our story all around. Pharrell gets behind it and Kanye gets behind it and people who otherwise wouldn’t look, look. And I think it is all hype until people hear the album...
...Lee’s mission to learn more about the dessert. This search leads her to examine, tangentially, other facets of the American Chinese food industry: the ubiquity of the take-out menu, the popularity of chop suey, the integral role played by Chinese immigrants. Written from the first-person perspective, Lee’s book is quirky and amusing, a banquet of anecdotes and adventures complete with well-placed, droll quips. Excavating the often long and complicated history of Chinese food for the richest, most appetizing bits seems a daunting task, but Lee manages to sift through the insipid...
...only is he a political genius; he is a very friendly person,” she said...
...political ambitions. Reeves’s overall themes are tangentially related, but the connections aren’t made clear.Nevertheless, “Somebody Scream!” is a fun and engaging read for a hip-hop head, student of modern American history, or any person interested in a lesser-known narrative of our culture. Reeves certainly makes the fast-evolving world of hip-hop seem more comprehensive and understandable, and his succinct chronology covers the most important events, record labels, and figures involved. Despite being only 30 years old, hip-hop has proven itself important enought to make...
...said before treating the audience to a performance of the piece, which he learned at age four. After the performance, Ma asked the audience what thoughts the recital aroused. Responses ranged widely from the thought of Bach’s children running through a field of flowers to one person who felt it helped her recover from a hectic week. Gardener probed repeatedly at Ma’s experimental inclinations and his will to take musical risks. “I may be a bit of a risk-taker,” Ma said. “We?...