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Other sonic tricks have had their moment--notably Peter Frampton's "talk- box," a plastic tube that made his guitar sound as if it were talking--but in skilled hands, Auto-Tune is the rare gimmick that can lead to innovation. On T-Pain's latest album, Thr33 Ringz, tracks like "Karaoke" and "Chopped N Skrewed" literally bounce between notes, giving the record a kids-on--Pop Rocks exuberance. Using the same program, West's 808s & Heartbreak is the complete opposite--angsty, slow and brutally introspective. West sings throughout, and while he couldn't have hit most of the notes...
...applaud Peter Beinart's suggestion to inject some economic realism into our foreign policy [Feb. 2]. An America that demonstrates an understanding of its limitations and a fiscal pragmatism in its foreign policy will command far greater respect abroad than one that takes the dogmatic, open-checkbook approach of the Bush Administration. But why stop with Iraq and Afghanistan? Barack Obama should look at the rationale for maintaining forces in Germany, Japan and South Korea. Even among our allies, our presence on their soil makes little sense to many and is not appreciated. Our days as the world's policeman...
...slow down,” Houghton said. “You have the resources, you have the ability, and we would like you to improve the community now.”—Staff writer Vidya B. Viswanathan can be reached at viswanat@fas.harvard.edu.—Staff writer Peter F. Zhu can be reached at pzhu@fas.harvard.edu...
...injury and senior forward Evan Harris recuperates from knee surgery.In the meantime, the Crimson will need someone to step up and fill the middle.“We’ve got Evan coming back to hopefully get some minutes and obviously [freshman forward] Keith [Wright] and [freshman forward] Peter Boehm will have to play more than they’ve been playing,” Miller said. “[Freshman center] Peter Swiatek too. [Swiatek] played well at the beginning of the year. He hasn’t had that many minutes lately, but he is capable...
...harnessed his earlier findings to explore how drugs could be used to treat leukemia. “His expertise in both basic and translational research will enhance Merck’s efforts to develop innovative and individualized medicines to treat this devastating disease,” said Merck President Peter S. Kim in a statement. Colleagues praised Gilliland’s contributions to oncology at Harvard, and said yesterday that his leadership and mentorship would be missed. “He was very knowledgeable, a great collaborator, and a great friend, and hopefully still will be,” said...