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...there is still room for small independents among Barnes & Noble, Borders, Amazon and even Wal-Mart and Costco. The group's membership is down from 4,700 a decade ago but has remained stable at 2,000 for the past three years. And while book sales overall have remained static for the past two years, Ipsos BookTrends reports slight growth for independent bookstores--just over 2% since...
...seen as a tough, gleefully manic (that is, American) work of Cubist sculpture or as a giant brushed-stainless-steel popcorn kernel, or as a wizard's castle in some 23rd century fairy tale. Inside, where huge skylights bathe the galleries in sunlight, the feeling is serene but never static...
...drink a Budweiser on the side. That way, Bud can have its beer and drink it too. Water in the cups means binge drinking isn’t a liability, and Bud on the side means the company can hide the soul of the game with its giant static-decal logos. Put simply, Bud and Miller will ruin the number one college-invented game. Take Beirut out of its natural habitat—dorm rooms and bars—and thrust it into the limelight and you’ve got a product about as interesting as professional pool. Beirut...
...catchy hit Cut Your Hair is reinterpreted as a schmaltzy R&B ballad--but it's hard to resist music this fun. On songs like Here and Summer Babe, the rhythm section lays down pulsating grooves as saxman Carter uncovers the bluesy tunefulness buried beneath Pavement's trademark static. The result is one of the oddest--and, oddly, most delightful--tribute albums of the year...
...After examining this work, turn around to find the Sharon Harper installation “Moon Study No. 4.” The assistant VES professor’s work, a dreamlike patchwork of the moon’s image as it traverses the sky, is largely static, but even as a still image, the atmosphere of the work (set behind dark curtains in its own chilly environment) is affecting. Another film installation at the center of the exhibit belongs to visiting professor Tishan Hsu, and depicts ocean waves and bird feathers crashing into one another and propelling...