Word: selfe
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...often, however, he writes in a voice so chronically self-indulgent that by the end of this monumental poem even its most grandiose aural gestures are reduced to ambient noise. Alexander has chosen a deeply unusual setting for his epic: both Sri Lanka and old-fashioned nautical adventuring are idiosyncratic interests for an American poet. The island, despite its physical loveliness and tragic recent history, is yet to inspire a fitting work of poetry or prose, and for all its ambition, “The Sri Lankan Loxodrome,” does not do justice to its subject...
...little liquor can reduce self-critical anxiety and facilitate the flow of creative thought, who wouldn’t want to indulge in such an effective weapon? Not all students are on board the yellow submarine—or any other color submarine for that matter...
...Although there is no reason to believe that marijuana enhances creativity, there is evidence that marijuana makes people feel more creative,” UC Davis Dean Keith Simonton says. “That seems to be because self-critical judgment gets turned off. Only later, when they’re no longer high, and they look at what they produced, do they realize that they were nowhere as creative as they thought at the time. The same holds for many other altered states of consciousness. We might have a particularly wonderful dream some night, but find that it bores...
...requiring an extra dose of Ritalin to enjoy, Wale’s “Attention Deficit” is a refreshingly eclectic album that will immediately grab your attention and hold it as Wale (pronounced Wal-ay) takes you into his personal world of DMV hip-hop. After self-releasing a series of mix-tapes that were popular in the D.C. area over the past couple years, “Attention Deficit” is Wale’s first album with a major label. Nine of the 14 tracks feature at least one guest artist and this collaboration...
Just weeks after he was sworn in as U.S. Attorney for New York's Southern District, Preet Bharara is being put to the test. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's announcement that self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators will be tried in a Manhattan federal court makes Bharara the man responsible for bringing an unabashed terrorist to justice. Bharara, who drew plaudits for his investigation into the firings of eight U.S. Attorneys under President George W. Bush, has burnished his reputation by prosecuting organized crime figures and white collar criminals. His newest assignment...