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...attempts at sentiment felt artificial. What a difference two years have made. Murphy’s always known how to build a song, but here, every track climbs slowly to its inevitable peak. When the two titular words of opener “Get Innocuous” make their sole appearance in the song, it’s an ineffably perfect capstone to seven minutes’ worth of laser-synth disco. Most surprising is Murphy’s lyrical depth. “Sound of Silver” contains actual story-telling, as on the searing...
...Tigers' bloody insurgency has forced the government to the negotiating table more than once. But there things usually stall, in part because a real settlement would require the Tigers, and in particular longtime leader Prabhakaran, to concede that the group is not the sole representative of the Tamil people. Free elections in Sri Lanka's Tamil region would likely bring moderate Tamil parties to power, threatening the L.T.T.E.'s influence. There is no doubt Prabhakaran is a prophetlike figure for many Tamils, but his power stems as much from his cold-blooded elimination of political rivals and moderate Tamil leaders...
...Fifty years ago, parenting was so much simpler for Asian men. As the sole breadwinner, a dad's responsibilities typically ceased the moment he crossed the threshold of his home and flopped into his favorite chair, while mom dealt with the dinner and the children. "The father in the previous generation was more aloof, removed from the family and emotionally more detached," says Daniel Wong, a University of Hong Kong professor of social welfare and author of a 2003 study on the stresses faced by dads. Says Benjamin Naden, a client manager at Microsoft in Singapore who sometimes snatches...
...Dean of the Faculty has sole power in appointing the GSAS dean, and Knowles said that although he will gather confidential suggestions, his successor will make the ultimate appointment of Skocpol’s replacement...
...after Skocpol steps down.“As the report itself states, the important thing is that my successor, with President-elect Faust, press ahead with the many recommendations that are contained therein,” Knowles wrote in his statement. The Dean of the Faculty has sole power in appointing the GSAS dean, and Knowles said that although he will gather confidential suggestions, his successor will make the ultimate appointment of Skocpol’s replacement...