Word: soule
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...Another Christmas death, another pop-cultural immortal with a Dec. 25 tombstone. Add James Brown to a distinguished list that includes Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields and Dean Martin (Birgit Nilsson, if you want to go a bit upmarket). Along with the Noels, sing a requiem for the Godfather of Soul. But make sure it ends with Brown?s trademark ?Hey!? - that quick, high-pitched syllable that exploded from him with seismic suddenness, like the bark of an electrocuted schnauzer...
...Berry, Marvin Gaye) in the T.A.M.I. Show concert film of 1965. Remember, too, the prissy fury that Shrevie, the obsessive rock-LP collector in Diner, summons when he realizes the extent of his bride?s musical ignorance - ?How could you file my James Brown record under J?? Right now, Soul Brother No. 1 is being impersonated by Eddie Murphy in the movie version of Dreamgirls. If the Academy Award for supporting actor goes to Murphy (who in his Saturday Night Live days did a pretty expert James Brown impression), you know whom he?ll thank on Oscar night...
...Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science and former dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 scathingly criticized Harvard’s curriculum in his book “Excellence Without a Soul.” “Harvard teaches students,” he writes, “but does not make them wise.” Later, he writes that, “Harvard articulates no ideals of what it means to be a good person, as opposed to a well person.” Lewis’ point is that a Harvard education...
...students to develop a philosophy of life that brings dignity and honor to human affairs if it signals those values in everything it does.” It is our hope and, dare we say it, our prayer that Harvard will do so, keeping its excellence while regaining its soul...
...diplomat, he fell in love with jazz in his youth, and as a teenager amassed a collection of 15,000 records. A hands-on producer, occasional songwriter, tireless talent scout and mentor to many of his artists, Ertegun--who started with a $10,000 loan from his dentist--popularized soul and later signed bands from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin. Asked what he thought of Curtis Armstrong's nerdy portrayal of him in the film Ray, Ertegun said, "I don't care what the man looks like or anything, but it should have been somebody...