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...seek is played by others. Staring at the acoustical tiles he asked me, "Do you ever ask, when you're doing interviews with musicians, the what-are-your-influences question?" I do. "Because it's one of the most tedious questions to have to answer." He caught his tone and changed it. "It's just the funniest question, because you're supposed to take it seriously, but music is influenced by many other things. It's just such a gigantic question. I've never found a satisfactorily glib answer that can deal with it and put it away...
...Friday night’s game, Sweet set the tone for the weekend, jamming the first Harvard goal of the season past Union netminder Lauren Carlson just 34 seconds into the game...
...critique of South Asian culture in the South Asian diaspora, which often glorifies the world of the home country. How admirable to start a debate about existing taboos and involve the audience to the extent that the plays did. Why should this initiative be criticized in such a condescending tone? Miss India USA was one of the members of the audience on Oct. 31 and she expressed the importance of such initiatives very beautifully. What a shame the reviewer was not present that evening. What a shame the reviewer did not show more sensitivity...
...summer later, it seemed everyone on campus was listening to Radiohead. The band’s tone of alienation and danger—more than one reviewer has found the word “unwell” an apt term for their feel—touched a nerve in America, which speaks volumes about how quickly things changed. The band’s frontman, Thom Yorke, admits puzzlement at why they continue to catch on, telling a reporter he’s “never been able to understand why so many people...
...Klinger’s etchings are another highlight. His four prints from On Death, Part One examine death’s randomness, hauntingly capturing episodes of sudden death with terrific contrast between line and tone through etching and aquatint techniques. His two prints from Brahms Fantasies resemble surreal collages of these techniques, with eerie open-mouthed faces stuck onto harps and a powerful background of turbulent waves and sky converging to reflect the chaotic power of the composer’s music...