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...course—they were Spanish and German and now Chilean. It’s interesting to me that when you want to really insult someone in Chile, you call them a “Peruano,” or resident of Peru. The insult’s sting comes not just from base nationalism, but a level of racism as well. The Peruvians in Chile are not the rich or the powerful or the white, but the indigenous women who come to serve as maids in upper class Chilean households. With this understanding of who “Peruvians?...
...Sting...
...first effort in four years since the well packaged, neatly produced sounds of Brand New Day, Sting returns with Sacred Love—the result of a collaboration with band member and producer Kipper, not his well-documented and vocal practice of tantric sex. Considering the target audience Sting and his production team are eyeing, the album cover tells all: Sting, playing up his graying but still sexy Ralph Lauren looks and his penetrating, ‘soulful’ stare, shows that he still has passion—to woo the ladies and sell more albums along...
Stringing together these 11 songs under the loose concept of transcendental romance, Sting only sets himself up for cliched and tired love tunes, which rarely catch attention without pulling in guest artists. Usually, though, they are bogged down with repetitive and maudlin lyrics. Mary J. Blige lends her soul credibility in “Whenever I Say Your Name” for some of the album’s brighter moments. But ultimately, the song falls flat with its swarmy, sugar-coated chorus and failed attempt at manufactured gospel. The opening track, “Inside,” prepares...
Even the wimpiest Harvard students harbor dreams of Muhammed Ali glory. But few are brave enough to float like butterflies and sting like bees. FM’s Véronique E. Hyland takes a ringside seat in Harvard’s own version of Fight Club—boxing practice...