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...highs.Throughout the album, Gonzales hints at some sort of dramatic theme underlying all the layers of glassy synthesizers, and he anchors most of the tracks in beds of tonal allusion to the transatlantic dance pop of the mid-80s. In fact, most of the album’s tracks reek so heavily of excess that, after a first listen, it’s difficult to discern whether “Youth” proposes homage or parody. Gonzales clearly understands the nostalgia associated with such eagerly retrospective arrangements, but in trying to plug listeners into that same nostalgia, he also...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M83 | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...East Palo Alto ban was sparked by community complaints about a group of officers, known as the "Wolf Pack," who wore tattoos of the animal. "The uniform needs to reek of professionalism," says Larry Harmel, executive director of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association. Several departments in his state have already initiated bans. "People can draw negative conclusions by looking at big, bold tattoos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tattoo Bans | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...personal bottles of bubbly. This marked the first time in Owl history that their dates were dumber than they were. In other watery news, a few inhabitants of a certain river house were finally able to move back into their sewage-ravaged rooms, which, according to some, still reek. Speaking of stink, The Advocate (also known as “The Club” in the newly screened Ivory Tower) raised a stink one Saturday night as new initiates handed out golden apples as sexual invitations...apparently, ugly people need to make these things clear. Meanwhile one heavy-hitting dean?...

Author: By FM Staff | Title: Chatter | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...rings, aiming post and target-won't stay still. But I've only a couple of seconds left. I squeeze the trigger-"gently," says my instructor, Peter, "so it's a surprise when the gun goes off." Bang! The rifle kicks back into my shoulder, there's a sudden reek of gunpowder, and my focus flies forward as I try (in vain) to follow the bullet to the target. "I think you winged him," Peter says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trigger Happiness | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...readings—and this may reek of anti-intellectualism and cynicism—an ambitious curriculum means nothing if it is not also practical. Apart from assigning less reading for courses, TF’s might send focus questions to students before section, so students who are strapped for time (a completely realistic expectation) can focus their reading on a few key issues...

Author: By Rebecca D. O’brien | Title: Awkward Silences | 12/16/2005 | See Source »

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