Word: though
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Even though what has filtered to the U.S. over the years has been mostly shoved into the hyperviolent, sexually explicit category, anime remains the eclectic mix that it has always been, appealing to a wide range of audiences. For every title that satisfies a WWF Monday nitro fan, others exist to fulfill the "Days of Our Lives" junkies. For every title that titillates the closet porno fan, numerous others make kiddie dreams come true. Though I am cynical and heartless, I admit, I have a weakness for melodramatic plotline, well-drawn (especially male) characters, and damn it all, I love...
...Though shoujo anime labels its titles specifically for us ladies, nothing could be further from the truth. While in some titles romance is the plot, shows on occasion may include elements that overlap other diverse areas such as shounen(boy) and mecha (robots); what results is a grab-bag of romance, adventure, comedy and maybe even family values. Before encountering shoujo anime recently, I had become increasingly dissatisfied with the palette of cartoons that graced our television networks. Plotlines were nonexistent, voice-overs shallow; cartoons were trivial, something to waste your afternoon on and nothing more. I never developed...
...from Nebraska combines the soothing sounds of guitar and vibraphone with the intoxicating vocals of lead singer Ted Stevens. A group with a kind of Marcy Playground feel, Lullaby for the Working Class's spiritual music induces the listener into a sort of narcotic sleep, leaving you feeling as though you should be either meditating or jumping off of a building...
...still an uncertain science, performed with the orchestra in full swing around the timpanists. They have to find the perfect pitch despite the tooting and sawing of their neighbors and without losing track of the conductor. If you see them stooping over the drumhead during the concert as though they were whispering into a gargantuan ear, that's because they are testing their tuning. They're singing the pitch softly into the drum, and if it sings back, they know they have it right. A great deal of care goes into this process: as Beaver wryly...
...were still celebrating, even though they had lost. What a great lesson for American kids on losing with dignity...