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Even at its most melancholic, “Go” is always more wistful than mournful. “Grow Till Tall,” the album’s longest track, is a meandering, spare number that constantly threatens to build to a crashing, desolate conclusion—in a manner reminiscent of many of Sigur Ros’ best songs—but never actually does so. Instead, it underpins Birgisson’s nostalgic wailing with a couple of whining violins and jittering electronics, ensuring lyrics like “You’ll really want...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jónsi | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...Most important, Apple's engineers know something those other companies don't: form has trumped function. You can load up a tablet with horsepower and extra features till it can do your taxes and lick the stamp, but if it's not instantly obvious how to use those features without a manual - and if you don't look good using them - nobody cares. The iPad isn't wildly feature-rich. It doesn't run Flash, and the only browser it runs is Safari. Like the iPhone, it can't multitask, and it doesn't appear to have a serious file...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do We Need the iPad? A TIME Review | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

...funded ecological investments. But what voters and rightist parliamentarians saw in it was one of the most visible examples of Sarkozy doing the opposite of what he'd promised when running for the presidency - and in this case, creating new taxes rather than cutting and eliminating as pledged. "Up till now, Sarkozy has led by saying 'I believe and I have decided,' and he's now being forced to modify that to 'I will do what I was elected to do,'" says political analyst Jean-Luc Parodi. "He's the example that remarkable people are equally remarkable when they make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Sarkozy Dropped His Beloved Carbon Tax | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

...days; the other two were abruptly canceled. On Sunday morning Democratic leadership sources leaked to reporters that there was a deal, rumors Stupak quickly quashed, saying he was still looking at the language of an Executive Order negotiated with White House Counsel Bob Bauer. It was not till 4 p.m. that he spoke to the press about the deal. "In the end, like the [Catholic] bishops, I wish that we could have had statutory language," Stupak said. "But we only have 44 votes in the Senate and I recognize that we just couldn't get something through. The Executive Order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Care Clincher: The Importance of Being Stupak | 3/21/2010 | See Source »

...beautiful that we didn’t have to wait till next Tuesday. I’m very, very happy,” said Odete Silva, another parent who advocated for the program...

Author: By Linda Zhang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bilingual Immersion Program Avoids Budget Cuts | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

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