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...snares and cold bells reminiscent of The Boy Least Likely To’s “Be Gentle with Me.” “Visiter” suffers from uniformity and overlong songs, and it certainly offers nothing too groundbreaking, but it can still provide a pleasant interlude to one’s day. More importantly, it offers an interesting take on a genre that is already so present in the American music scene. —Reviewer Candace I. Munroe can be reached at cimunroe@fas.harvard.edu...
...there is no way to perfectly divine the future, regardless of how much knowledge and expertise one brings to bear. While we often look back and presume that outcomes were foreseeable, in many circumstances random chance simply has more influence than reason can account for. Take, for example, Russell Pleasant, who beat out more than 3 million other brackets to win ESPN’s $10,000 prize for the highest score in 2006. When asked how he knew to pick heavy underdog George Mason to reach the Final Four, he explained that he “slightly confused them...
...Jiang's attempts to marshal modern history to conform to his ideas result in some passages that will strike many readers as far-fetched, if not downright silly. They also prevent a simple enjoyment of the book - its pleasant pastoral passages are sooner or later interrupted by jarring expositions that wouldn't look out of place in a 19th century manual of eugenics. Here's one from the novel's main character, Chen Zhen...
...variety of options out there, even though my doctor recommended IVF because I have "eggs some women would kill for." Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think I'd rather have God or Mother Nature make the call on whether I can have a child. Ann Tomaselli, PLEASANT HILL, CALIF...
...While the petition currently has only 87 signatures, HCVS does not plan to ease up on this veggie crusade anytime soon. Without it, they’ll have to stick to d-hall vegan chick’n patties for the rest of their lives—not a pleasant prospect...