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...city's musical diversity. Granted, some of the listening experience lacks polish, not least because, in their zeal to forward the cause of Hong Kong music, the promoters have included two tracks from each act; at 22 songs, the album cries out for editing. But that's a secondary point. As on any Underground night, the bands are here to plug in and strut their stuff. The world may think of Hong Kong music as consisting of gaudily dressed balladeers, elfin starlets and jobbing jazz trios in hotel lobbies. The kids know better...
...2000s no longer requires actual jokes. All that's needed is merely to present the hypocrisy and pomposity of political leaders in their raw, unvarnished form (Republicans denouncing Sonia Sotomayor on the floor of the U.S. Senate, say, before her inevitable confirmation) and append it with a sarcastic exclamation point or simply a mugging reaction shot. And if conservative politicians and talk-show hosts still bear the brunt of most of Stewart's barbs, Obama has hardly come away unscathed - from Stewart's early lampooning of Obama worship (in one video, the Democratic candidate was presented to the world like...
...missed the point. The message should be "Get moving, and plan healthy, low-calorie snacks." If the article discourages even a few on-the-fence exercisers, you have done your readers a huge disservice. Barbie Collins, HINGHAM, MASS...
...scholarships, he graduated in 1975. Ben Bernanke was in his class. In the class-of-'75 yearbook, Bernanke was pictured near Blankfein, who was wearing a fashionable houndstooth blazer with groovy wide lapels. Blankfein then enrolled at Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1978. "At some point, I can't say that I had a disadvantaged background," he says. "After a while, I kind of evolved into having an advantaged background." Following law school, he was hired at Donovan, Leisure as a corporate tax lawyer. (See the top 10 financial collapses...
...financially underwater, the answer is probably yes, according to industry experts and recession-whipped car sellers, who point to low-interest loan rates, government givebacks, manufacturer come-ons, desperate dealers willing to haggle and the specter of rising prices down the road. (See the most exciting cars...