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...post in the world, the era of Bernankenomics will begin Feb. 1, under gathering storm clouds. U.S. deficits are at all-time highs, the housing market may be in a bubble of Greenspan's making, and we have the first real whiffs of inflation in years. How will Bernanke steer the ship? For a clue, here are five ways that Ben Shalom Bernanke is not Alan Greenspan...
...Also keep in mind that lying can be addictive. I believe that lying is an acquired—not an innate—skill. So try to steer away from developing this trait too much. You may find yourself unnecessarily making up stories for no reason just because you’ve become used to it. This can be dangerous, because you have to have a particularly good memory to be a good liar. Simple facts can be mixed up and will get you into even more trouble. As Richard Nixon learned, the cover up is always worse than...
...Evans. Since then he has served as a steady if largely overlooked sideman in numerous small groups. On this album, only his third as a bandleader, Johnson slides contentedly into the backseat, allowing the other members of a distinguished ensemble, including saxophonist Joe Lovano and guitarist John Scofield, to steer the listener through 10 intricate, moody melodies. The tempo rarely rises above a moderate shuffle, giving Lovano and Scofield space for lush, lilting solos, while Johnson, pianist Eliane Elias and drummer Joey Baron conjure a swirling, hypnotic soundscape--the perfect backdrop for a rainy autumn afternoon. --By Romesh Ratnesar
Cage is violent on the mic, and he does violence well. So his choice, on his newest album “Hell’s Winter,” to steer clear of his mental gold mine of lyrical ultraviolence is confusing. He sounds uncomfortable wading into unfamiliar waters. “Hell’s Winter”, the follow-up to 2002’s titular paradox “Movies for the Blind,” is a move away from the gleeful aggression that has characterized his earlier work. Instead he steps into the well-worn...
...awkward arsenal, perhaps, but Travia’s no militant prohibitionist. After his experience at Dartmouth, he has no illusions about undergraduate alcohol consumption, and he doesn’t expect to steer students down a road of abstinence. Information would be his weapon of choice, and in the months since his installment, he has been aggressively spreading his neon-colored freebies around campus like a marketing maven...