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...thrilling tale of an Undergraduate Council election gone wrong, “McLeod/Hysen” would have all the political drama of the 2006 play “Frost/Nixon” with none of the real-world importance. The Election Commission could sing a power anthem such as “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from “Les Misérables,” while UC Vice President Kia J. McLeod ’10 might perform a heartfelt rendition...
...Eminem, “Sing for the Moment?...
Remix of “Sing for the Moment” by Aerosmith
...Muslim punks were thrown out of the Islamic Society of North America's open-mike night. They had shocked attendants at the meeting - North America's largest annual Muslim gathering - not just by cranking up their amps, swearing and screaming their lyrics, but also by having a woman sing onstage. In the documentary, young women in hijabs are shown staring open-mouthed at first, then rocking out and yelling, "Stop the hate!" The concert then comes to an abrupt halt when the meeting's organizers, backed by Chicago police, step in, deeming it "not Islamically appropriate." Afterward, the punks smash...
...both. Usually used pejoratively, the terms indicate an inward, backward-looking way of seeing the world. The sentiment is also tied up with the French obsession with its cultural exception, the various rules and regulations designed to protect the French way of life from outside forces: French singers must sing in French, English words are banned from advertising, half of all TV shows on air must be European, and so on. It's no surprise that France's colorful antiglobalization activist José Bové, who happens to sport a Gallic handlebar mustache, has been dubbed a modern-day Asterix...