Word: rawe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ings and queens who ride in large, open carriages with stern livery boys at their side, stone buildings covered in soot, ground beef served spicy and raw in sidewalk cafes, insane drivers who aim directly for tourists. This is Europe--at least as seen from the perspective of much of America, not excluding our cloistered campus. Many Harvard students, who usually swim valiantly upstream against the flow of conventional ideas, allow themselves to float comfortably along on the current of public opinion when it comes to the Old World...
Best Actor: Samuel L. Jackson, for Jackie Brown. Okay, so the movie wasn't what anyone expected. But it's high time everyone acknowledged Jackson's genius. He's too raw and too passionate for the Academy, but those gremlin eyes have lit fires under young people since Pulp Fiction...
Broadway loves to revisit its musical heritage, but director Sam Mendes' new version of Cabaret is likely to give it a jolt. The sex is raw and upfront: Cliff (John Benjamin Hickey), the American writer who befriends Sally, is more overtly bisexual, and the leering number Two Ladies features a shadow play of simulated sex. The garish emcee (Alan Cumming, giving a spectacularly decadent twist on the part that made Joel Grey's career) sports blue and red eye shadow, sequined nipples and suspenders wrapped around his crotch--Alex from A Clockwork Orange filtered through Madonna's Sex book. Where...
...that I harbor any ill feelings toward Wall Street's deal machine. To the contrary, I believe in the benefits of cost cutting, carving up and combining companies, and generally placing efficiency and profitability above all else. That's raw capitalism, which keeps U.S. companies fit to win against global competitors and ensures jobs and an improving standard of living for most people. It has its losers, though, and can seem unnecessary when the economy is humming as it is today. But at least now this meal, distasteful to many, is being served in the cook's kitchen...
...watch, but Rebekah still shows much promise. Her future albums will probably get much better as she focuses on her work and produces more music. As such, Remember to Breathe deserves a listen just to know what kind of raw talent awaits us in the near future of the pop music forefront...