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While most of the album is immediately likeable, the few songs which do fall flat tumble headfirst. Track two, “Keep You Beautiful,” is a disappointing departure from the more audacious tracks. The weak drum beats and timid, painfully repetitive guitar loops invoke a stupor...

Author: By Paula I. Ibieta, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tindersticks | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

“Peanuts,” the fourth track, vacillates between minimalism and complexity, epitomizing how “Falling Down A Mountain” fares best when Tindersticks employ more, rather than fewer, of the elements at their disposal. Female vocals provide a pleasing contrast with Staples?...

Author: By Paula I. Ibieta, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Tindersticks | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

It may indeed get even worse. At a summit in Brussels on Feb. 11, European leaders pledged to help Greece deal with its crushing debt while Athens said it would slash its budget deficit to 3% by 2012 - but the leaders produced few details on how exactly they would help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Paris and Berlin, Fury Over a Greek Bailout | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

The two pillars of this centuries-old voting tradition are initiatives and referendums. An initiative is a proposed amendment to the constitution, which can be brought to a national vote only if the sponsors gather 100,000 signatures. (For the animal-lawyers initiative, supporters collected 144,000 signatures.) A referendum...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawyers for Animals? Up for a Vote in Switzerland | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

Greece's task is massive. Its deficit is the biggest in the euro zone and four times larger than the 3% maximum permitted for members of the single currency. Frugal Germany, the E.U.'s traditional paymaster, was understandably reluctant to commit to underwrite any rescue pledge before securing a cast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: E.U. Comes to Greece's Rescue, with Strings | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

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