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...second rebuttal, which attempts to draw its authority from the First Amendment. The sight of protestation before an organ of the press can easily set in motion kneejerk polemics about freedom of speech. But such a debate, while academically interesting, would only mask the most important issue: the phenomenon of systemic, unacknowledged racism surrounding Asian Americans. For our part, we neither seek amends from Details nor wish in any way to see their right of expression curbed. We aim instead to draw attention to the assumption pervasive in the larger readership that the definition of an “Asian?...
...freshest instance of this cover-up phenomenon has not yet become a scandal, but it should. One of the revelations in Bob Woodward’s insider account of the White House at war with Iraq was that, contrary to what Bush now says, the decision to go to war was made well in advance. We know this because, in an interview, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld recalled telling a foreign official (almost certainly Saudi Prince Bandar) about the plans in January. (It now appears that Bandar knew of the decision before Colin Powell.) But the quote from Rumsfeld?...
Gab’s openness to experimentation extends not only to interpretations of music, but reinterpretations as well. When asked his opinion on the recent “mash-up” phenomenon, he said that, “It just opens up a whole new world. I mean, imagine [Nas’] Illmatic done as a rock record.” Before DJ Dangermouse released his Gray Album (a mash-up combining the Beatles’ White Album with Jay-Z’s Black Album), few people outside the underground hip-hop scene had heard...
Allman Brothers. 20,000 tickets. I four hours. And half the band is dead. I never even saw an ad, for Chrissake, and I'm still not sure whether this thing is for real or not. The Brothers are starting a metamorphosis into the kind of cult phenomenon the Dead have been for so long. Before this tour started, there were even rumors that the Dead and the Allmans would play a string of nine hour marathons across America. I think it's all too bad, because I genuinely love the Allman Brothers. I once got close enough to Dicky...
...Survivor” or “Apprentice” has revealed to most Americans how fame can be created and manipulated, changing what we admire about those who reach the top rungs of the celebrity ladder. J. Lo, for example, is a purely modern phenomenon, admired not for her music or god-awful recent movies, but because she is so undeniably crafty at using the media to her advantage. For most pop culture consumers, seeing how long she can hang on to her position is part of the fun of watching her (and certainly a lot more fun than...