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...conflating the playthings of kids and grownups, reframing medieval warfare as simple schoolyard mischief. If the saccharine sweetness of The Boy Least Likely To doesn’t trigger your gag reflex, there is plenty to be enjoyed here. Their musical arrangements are hyperactive and original, and their lyrics turn a critical eye towards the cutesy aesthetic of the twee tradition from which the band emerged. The band practically begs to be mocked; in fact, their self-identification with the shy kid who was bullied on the playground shows their position to be entirely contingent on this type of scorn...
...cheekbone implants)—the daughter of one of Brooklyn’s famed dry cleaning éminence grises—relentlessly hits on Leonard while he pursues Michelle. “I love you,” he tells Michelle, with a stare that could turn Glenn Close to stone. “I didn’t think I’d ever love anyone again. But I do. I love you.”Like “We Own the Night,” “Two Lovers” sees Phoenix moping...
...shows.The best songs retain their spontaneity despite the layered production and forgettable lyrics. “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” redeems its dopey title with swelling violins, a soaring chorus, and an impassioned falsetto turn from Bono. On the lively “Breathe”—a contender for the album’s best song—he spits the lyrics with so much snarling fervor that when he shouts “I found grace” in the song?...
...complications, that may dog her for years to come. After state and insurance-company bureaucracies were less than helpful, the ACS and its call center proved to be a valued ally. "They were much more compassionate," Wilhite says. "They just had much more information about where I could turn next...
...That line of thinking was exactly what Kenneth Starr, the former Whitewater independent counsel who is now dean of Pepperdine Law School, had in mind when it was his turn to argue against overturning Prop. 8. Starr is serving as counsel to supporters of traditional marriage who received permission to argue on the initiative's behalf when it became clear that Attorney General Jerry Brown would most likely support efforts to strike down Prop. 8. "The issue before this iconic court has to do with the sovereignty of the people of California," Starr said. "We have heard a lot about...