Word: tension
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...however, the genre’s rough edges have been whittled down to reveal a slick, commercially malleable force to be reckoned with. With his first studio album in 20 years, the ambitiously titled “The Bridge: Concept of a Culture,” Saddler exposes this tension in its harshest light. The legendary turntablist struggles to remain relevant in the culture that he created and falters consistently, alternating between brilliant displays of his forte and a weak compliance with cliched notions of marketable hip-hop songs. The grand master consistently becomes ensnared in sounds and influences that...
...This tension between the goals of the university as a business and the university as a place for education and research is nothing new. Indeed, Thorstein Veblen described the university in 1957 as “a compromise between the scholar’s ideals and those of business, in such a way that the ideals of scholarship are yielding ground...before the pressure of businesslike exigencies...
...unsuspecting victims are thrown out of blocking groups, and a general sense of drama ensues. For the six freshmen of the women’s water polo team—a group that deals with conflict in the pool on a regular basis—there will be no tension come blocking day. Sitting around a dining hall table in Eliot House, the six girls shake their head in unison at the possibility of blocking together.“We don’t want to add roommate drama to the team dynamic,” mentions Monica Zdrojewski...
...First and foremost, the United States must immediately figure out what to do with present and future detainees. And, yes, there will be future detainees—unfortunately, the global war on terror is not a myth of the Bush administration. It is part of the often-violent tension between the forces of rapid globalization and modernization and people who want to stay rooted in their own ways of being in the world...
...decision a "nefarious act" by the current Pakistani president - Asif Ali Zardari - designed to quash Sharif's electoral threat. He has called for an anti-government rally next month, but his supporters aren't waiting. Widespread and violent protests broke out after the court's decision, adding considerable tension to a country already near its breaking point. (See pictures of Pakistan's vulnerable North-West Frontier Province...