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...comes with certain expectations. People want the commercials to entertain them. They want to see others having a good time, because they're having a good time themselves at a Super Bowl party. They want to talk about the ads at the watercooler. "If you show up with something serious like [Pepsi Refresh], you're going to get ignored," says Clow, who also masterminded Apple's legendary "1984" Super Bowl ad. "If you're going to be there, you have to do something over the top." Some serious spots, like the anti-abortion ad from Focus on the Family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Pepsi's Choice to Skip This Year's Super Bowl | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

...acronym for gym, tanning, and laundry. The “Jersey Shore” nightlife is its own exacting ritual of meaninglessness: drink, inexplicably get into a fight, and try to hook up with a stranger. Think Vladimir and Estragon at risk for serious liver damage...

Author: By Molly O. Fitzpatrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: My Distant Cousin Vinny: The Philosophy of 'Jersey Shore' | 2/3/2010 | See Source »

Matt Glaser, Artistic Director of the American Roots Music Program at Berklee College and the keynote speaker of the symposium, stresses the legitimacy of bluegrass music in an arena of serious intellectual discourse. “I’ll play little clips of bluegrass to demonstrate the kind of Shakespearean depth that this music has,” he said. “Just because it’s often a bunch of guys with cowboy hats not saying many words doesn’t mean it’s not deep music worthy of study. In my opinion...

Author: By Matthew H. Coogan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bluegrass Educates with Sound of Music | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...those more serious about the arts, departments like Visual and Environmental Studies, Dramatic Arts, and Music already offer classes that incorporate high-level performance into the coursework...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias and Minji Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: A Call to Arts | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...Rebirth” gets truly hollow, however, when Wayne tries to be serious. On “Runnin’,” the electric guitar almost sounds acoustic as a set of minor-key, somber strums set the song in a grave light. “We all in the race, I’m just another sprinter / If there’s no finish line then who’s the real winner?” Wayne broods. This attempt at real reflection sounds almost comical with the combination of wailing female vocals, ponderous guitar riffs, and Wayne?...

Author: By Alexander E. Traub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lil’ Wayne | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

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