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...almost seems like the entire American comics industry revolves around people with unfulfilled potential. Marvel Comics, the industry's biggest publisher, built its entire pantheon on the concept of schlubs turning into muscular "winners." Meanwhile the underground press got its start by appealing to the counterculture's "turn on, tune in and drop out" attitude of the time. Both narcissistic and utterly self-loathing, unhappy outcasts need never look very far in the comix rack for cartoon versions of themselves...
...past, Russian experts have come to the House to tune the bells. Eck expressed hope that in the future there could be even further coordination between Harvard and St. Danilov?...
...Neal McCoy. He's a Texas country-and-western star who traveled with Franks to visit the troops in Afghanistan over Thanksgiving. Before McCoy and his band began their hour-long set, Franks got up, microphone in hand, and belted out a version of an old Charley Pride tune called (Is Anyone Going to) San Antone? As Franks warbled through--"Rain dripping off the brim of my hat"--the crowd hooted, laughed and cheered the old man's a cappella act. "We have to take our jobs very seriously," the general said, before turning the mike over to the band...
...sport, both in the U.S. and abroad. Stern insists that "race is not a factor anymore" for those fans. But a 2001 study in the journal Economic Inquiry examined Nielsen TV ratings for local NBA broadcasts during the 1996-97 season and concluded that "all else equal, more fans tune in when there are more white players to watch...
...experimental rock. Though its chances for the radio are slim, the song is infectious for anyone who takes the time to listen. Beginning with a simple drum rhythm, the band cleverly adds keyboard, an array of percussion, lulling vocals and charming strings to craft a pensive and stimulating pop tune. Lyrics are few and replete with arresting literal implications. But, as with the nonsensical vocals of Sigur Rós, it’s their sound, more than their actual meaning, that matters most...