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Although you stated that alternative rock is on its way to becoming extinct [MUSIC, Dec. 16], you failed to mention that this is in the context of the mainstream music industry. It is very sad to learn that MTV and record sales have become the only indicator of the popular-music scene. Believe it or not, alternative music is still out there and thriving in the subculture of youth. Stick your head out of the office and take a look around. Don't rely on the tube and a few statistics. NORA GRUBER San Diego
...Lefty (recorded by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard); of a heart attack; in Smyrna, Tennessee. Born to wealth, Van Zandt spent part of his teens institutionalized for manic depression. At one point he became so poor he subsisted on dog food. But his songs influenced generations of country and rock singers, from Neil Young to the Cowboy Junkies...
...casting The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, as the morally suspect Sarge, the movie ruins any personal involvement in the action. It takes the focus away from the inherent fear in the environment; this man is clearly not going to get hurt...
When discussing the acting in this movie, most critics would focus on bashing The Rock, noting his previous career as a professional wrestler, discussing his tremendous back muscles (of which we are treated to a thirty second close-up early in the film) and comparing his performance to his admittedly horrible turn in “The Scorpion King...
...school name referred to black Americans. But for now, we will stick with the regulatory organizations that can sanction UND, be it the NCAA or through academic accreditation associations.Everyone, from the governor of North Dakota to our U.S. senators, is backing the nickname. My tribal government, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, as well as the other Sioux Tribes of North and South Dakota, has opposed the nickname at UND. What does that say about state-tribal relations in North Dakota? Respect? I don’t think so. Honor? Not even close. Despite UND’s noble intentions...