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...with hard rock, is produced to within an inch of its life: it has more bleeps and blips than the “Lost in Space” robot—but not nearly as much personality. Prince is a legendarily gifted musician, so it’s a shame that he limits his sonic palate to drum machines and synthesizers on so many of the record’s cuts. The songs that really take off on “3121” are those where the Prince lets the NPG cut loose with some old school funk workouts...
...It’s a shame, then, that the “Show Your Bones,” the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s sophomore album, does not match their debut. The best songs on it lack the outstanding emotional performances and song-writing talents displayed on “Fever...
...receiving a museum retrospective at 30, then falling into obscurity a few years later. And the early-'80s New York art scene was a little livelier than the moribund one his characters inhabit. But Carey isn't so much interested in the art world as in creative enterprise itself. "Shame, doubt, self-loathing," admits Boone, "all this we eat for breakfast." Perhaps we can allow Carey his moments of doubt. After all, with safer certainties, art - and writing as crackling as this - would lose its authentic zing...
...assume responsibility for all courses; those faculty who are interested and have broad expertise should be encouraged to teach, and we certainly prefer that tenured faculty teach as many undergraduate courses as possible.But when Harvard does not have a faculty member best suited to a course, there is no shame in turning to one of the best teachers in the world. In these cases, preceptors could still encourage professors to lecture as guests, but under the guidance of someone who can ensure the smooth administration of the overall course and its vision. Such a system would have the additional benefit...
...free trade has also failed to generate enough U.S. and other foreign investment in new industries and small- and medium-size businesses-and, as a result, hasn't created enough new Mexican jobs. Even when new jobs do appear, the nation?s unforgiving low-wage business culture-the dark shame of Mexico's political and economic leaders, which NAFTA was also supposed to reform-makes sure that they still often pay in a day what similar work would pay in an hour in the U.S. Add the recent deluge of dirt-cheap Chinese imports into North America that are taking...