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...features a wide array of artists—some not really heard from since before Sigel’s last stint in jail, when his crew dubbed “State Property” dispersed. Yet all the guest spots in the world couldn’t help the sheer disorganization and generally uninspired feel of the album. As Sigel explains on “Hustlas, Haze and Highways,” “Lookin’ for a nigga like Sig’ / Won’t find ‘em / I’m a dinosaur...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Beanie Sigel | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...distract from a lead who, while passably funny, doesn’t have the comedic chops of his compatriots.As for the humor, Apatow and friends take shot after ever-cheaper shot at the Cash mystique. When the jokes hit, they’re usually propelled by the shock of sheer absurdity: Cox manages to accidentally exterminate his entire family, and spits jive and sings “Love Your Negro Man” when asked to play at an R&B club. When the jokes miss, they never miss big. Consequently, the movie is consistently dumb, though not consistently funny...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...Emily B. Hecht ’11 plays Jon’s girlfriend, Susan, as well as several female extras with hilariously exaggerated personalities and accents. Although Hecht’s performance as Susan is strong, the lackluster chemistry between Jon and Susan is not as engaging as the sheer comedy of Hecht’s other roles. As a business executive, her dripping condescension is excruciating—and hilarious in its realism. The powerful musical accompaniment puts the “BOOM!” in “tick, tick…BOOM!” Given...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘tick, tick...BOOM!’ Blows Adams House Away | 12/10/2007 | See Source »

...specialized nature of modern mortgage markets - in which banks and mortgage brokers make the loans, investors buy them, and servicers collect the monthly payments - can make workouts complicated, and right now the system is overwhelmed by the sheer number of loans running into trouble. A study by Moody's in September found that terms were being modified on only 1% of the subprime loans resetting to higher rates this year - and the Mortgage Bankers Association of America reported this morning that the percentage of all mortgage loans in foreclosure at the end of September was, at 1.69%, the highest since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whom Will the Subprime Plan Help? | 12/7/2007 | See Source »

...just stirring woks or taking the graveyard shift at convenience stores. More than 80,000 Chinese students are studying at Japanese universities, two-thirds of Japan's total foreign college-student population. Upon graduation, they are entering the Japanese workforce, crowding lucrative fields such as IT and biotech. Sheer numbers work in China's favor; each year Japan graduates 100,000 science majors, while China pumps out 2.5 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chasing the Japanese Dream | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

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