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GLADWELL: I disagree. This is part of an ongoing transformation. We will not continue to have this kind of divide between Evangelicals and the rest of society. I just went to an interesting evangelical conference, and throughout, rock bands were playing. The rock-'n'-roll culture within the evangelical world is indistinguishable in terms of the sound of the music from the rock culture that came out of a very different, irreligious secular tradition, except that the words are about Jesus--love and all that. They're not resisting outside culture, they're embracing it and kind of making...
...pretty much the equivalent to taking a sharpening stone and sharpening your edge.” The Crimson also needs to ensure it minimizes turnovers, and it has been working on its defense. Even if the Harvard beats Princeton to move on to play St. Francis or Slippery Rock, it will still be fighting an uphill battle. Farrar, who used to coach at Brown, is familiar with the special nature of Ivy League battles and is looking forward to facing the Tigers in the first round. “You have to beat three really good teams...
...when you're out there and it's just you and her." Still, it was impossible to ignore the roar of the crowd, which, as they surged into the home straight, "was so powerful I could feel it vibrating through my body," says Boss. "You feel like a rock star." Even punters who backed other horses, or those who came just for the mingling and millinery, knew they were watching a celebrity. "The only reason I came today is so I can say I was here," said one in the crowd...
SOULWAX NITE VERSIONS The Dewaele brothers are the founding members of Soulwax, a competent if unremarkable rock band; in their spare time they also work as 2 Many DJs, spinning out some of the catchiest electro-pop ever to hit a dance floor. Here, 2 Many DJs finally gets around to remixing Soulwax, and never mind the identity politics, it works to great effect. The pedestrian angst of Krack is recast with a tighter rhythm and a jubilant harmony; Miserable Girl is sped up to sound decidedly less like one. The rock soul of their originals remains, but they...
...which is to cover stories that are shaping our future but don't always attract big, blaring headlines. Some of the disease fighters we profiled in last week's issue, "How to Save a Life," attended the meeting, and one person even made two appearances by satellite. Bono, the rock star of global health, addressed the gathering from Los Angeles, where he is touring with U2. "I feel like I'm missing Woodstock," he said. That evening, he performed a transcontinental duet with Alicia Keys, who headlined a benefit concert for Keep a Child Alive...