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...waiting for another platitude, more generalities, or at best a short story from the war that revealed something slightly more illuminating about my grandfather whom I, unfortunately, had never truly gotten to know. Instead, though, that aged marine belted out, in an unexpectedly vigorous tone: “HE WAS A GREAT AMERICAN WARRIOR!” I was dumbstruck. These words were uttered so boldly, so entirely without irony or cynicism, and with such emotion that, without any time to truly process what I had heard, tears welled into my eyes. My mind took off, and was soon tearing...
...calling for “a careful and broadly collaborative planning process” for Allston, Summers struck a markedly different tone than he had in past Faculty meetings, when he annoyed professors by appearing to leave them little say in Allston development. Asked at a meeting in November 2003 whether the Faculty would be allowed to vote on Allston plans, Summers replied with a blunt and, to many professors, jarring...
...inexplicably laid a very real, white, round egg (possibly representative of future generations of African-Americans) talks wistfully of how beautiful and strong her “children” will be. The effect is oddly sweet, mostly because of McClendon’s conviction, and lends a tone of reconciliation to “The Colored Museum” that softens its often razor-sharp edge...
...Tallahassee”’s strength is in the inconceivably un-ironic tone adopted by an ironically conceived fictional speaker. On Thursday, Darnielle referred to “Old College Try,” a nostalgic expression of regret and fatalism, as “that part in Tallahassee when everyone’s getting ready for a divorce… [accepting that] ‘that’s the way it’s going...
...used forms of subliminal manipulation, (fitting for a band that takes their name from the National Film Board of Canada) but they assert that their latest album is focused solely on the music. This seemingly infinite ambient expanse doesn’t disappoint, as it absorbs each twanging, trembling tone seamlessly. “Campfire” is an hour of electronic bliss—proving without a doubt that BoC’s allure is not dependent on their enigmatic aura. “Dayvan Cowboy,” the lead single, features deep, reverberating guitar chords reminiscent...