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...tricks. For instance, “Change,” the lead single, overcomes a chorus that evokes John Mayer with its hopelessly generic political statements—“Ain’t nothing gonna change / If nobody’s gonna wake up and start asking who’s in charge.” The infectious piano loop—worthy of early Kanye West—irresistibly fun brass accents, and merrily chirpy background singing make up for the lyrical missteps...

Author: By Adam T. Horn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Daniel Merriweather | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Since December 2007, around the start of the recession, employment has fallen by 8.4 million jobs. The unemployment rate continued to rise during 2009 despite a stabilization of the job opening rate, according to Katz’s report...

Author: By Tyler G. Hale, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Profs Reflect on ‘New Poor’ | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Robin Dawson, who was Massachusetts State Film Commissioner for 10 years and is now the Executive Director of the Boston Film Festival, has a more optimistic view for the future of independent film. “I think the independent industry will start to maybe benefit from the studios putting out less films a year,” she said. “I anticipate that more indies will be picked up and distributed by the studios...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind and Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Scenic Route | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

Let’s end this debate about why America has an international communications problem and start figuring out how to fix it with common-sense solutions, new technology, and a new generation of diplomats to tell our story to the world...

Author: By M.C. Andrews | Title: ‘Can You Hear Us Now?’ | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...torment within the album’s lyrics is similarly troubling, and made obvious right from the start. The very first words of opener “Gray Death”—“Beat, beat me to death”—quickly establishes the album’s grim mood. The most biting song on the album, “Chocolate Makes You Happy,” is also one of the most surprising. Neither its title nor its relatively simple melody hints at its lyrical perversity: “Chocolate makes you happy...

Author: By Michael E. Danto, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Xiu Xiu | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

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