Word: spokenness
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...observers like Gustavo de Arístegui, a Popular Party member of the Spanish parliament from the Basque Country, cast doubt on such comparisons: he argues that the I.R.A. followed Sinn Fein's political lead, whereas Batasuna is subordinate to ETA. And the militants themselves seem to have spoken for violence. Unlike many of ETA's previous attacks, which have killed more than 800 people over the past 30 years, this month's explosions were not intended to be deadly. The coordinated operations don't necessarily mean ETA is back at full strength. Spain's Interior Minister José Antonio...
...song for the homeless,” sang Okechukwu Iweala ’06 to kick off the events at Kirkland’s Junior Common Room last Friday night. An audience of roughly 75 members of the Harvard community gathered to hear the sound of ten unique spoken word and rap artists perform at the “HipHOP” fundraiser...
...Spoken-word and rap is a new angle for HOP fundraisers in their 14-year history, which usually occur once per semester. “We usually try to pick a fun and interesting theme for our fundraisers,” Chou says, “and once people find out about the HOP [in this way] they are usually very excited...
Performing at the event was a wide variety of very talented and eclectic poets, singers and rappers from the Harvard campus and the Cambridge area. Some of the professionals from outside of Harvard included witty spoken word artist Ryk McIntyre, who spoke about the indignity of the phrase “what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” McIntyre finished his tirade on the popular consolation with the words, “the ‘makes me stronger’ part is up to me,” much to the audience?...
...owes much to the contribution of Andre 3000, who appears here in his Johnny Vulture alter-ego. It’s got a fun, driving beat and a great Jamiroquai-esque chorus, but yet again the lyrics slaughter it. The song’s meaningless title is spoken over and over in the chorus, which generated confused looks and questions of “what the hell?” from anyone who was in the room with me while I was listening to it. And then there’s that one line that ensures you should never play...