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...Just a housewife / Just a housewife, nothing great / What I do is ‘out of fashion’/ What I feel is out of date.” The six actresses started twirling around the broomsticks they were holding, spinning as they sang the somber song. “I’m afraid it is unimpressive / All I am is someone’s mother...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Proletariart | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

...could it be possible that "the peaceful continent" and "the most generous donor of development aid in the world" fails to exist on the world stage? Its success in building "an attractive social, economic and political model" is no accident. It rose from a somber period in human history where war and death besieged civilization. It exists because hard and sometimes cantankerous work led to complex compromises. (See pictures: "Behind the Scenes with Obama in Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Speaks Back | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...stakeholder (a description that doesn't come close to encompassing his power) insists that all is now well with the world. "The sport's in better shape than it's ever been," he says coolly to TIME. "The negative things are all ironed out." But others have a more somber, realistic view of the state of F1. "The sport has been damaged. We were firefighting our way through last year and we still have to finish firefighting," says Martin Whitmarsh, who runs the powerhouse McLaren team. "It's time for this sport to grow up." (See the most exciting cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Turbulent Times of Formula One | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

...Bells' because the music sounded like that," he explains. He and Mercer make use of hand claps, drumbeats, harmonized vocals and the kind of soothing melodies that get stuck in your head for days. The album's opener, "The High Road," mixes fluid, head-bobbing rhythms with Mercer's somber lyrics for a bittersweet feeling that continues throughout the record. The music won't blow your mind, but it's a solid effort with several standout moments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ring Tones | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

...result of this primitive, organic bond which links each story, the emotions and actions portrayed in the collection are unfettered and, on occasion, brutal. The subject matter of many of the stories is somber, as Rash’s narrators recount situations ranging from an eleven year old with meth-addicted parents in “The Ascent,” to the killing of a dog accused of stealing eggs during the Great Depression in “Hard Times...

Author: By Chris A. Henderson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rash Reveals Appalachian Roots in 'Burning Bright' | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

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