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...enough jazz flute to make Herbie Mann proud. “Free at Last” isn’t without its faults though. “Take It To The Top,” featuring 50 Cent, is a garish, tired rip-off of Fiddy’s usual loverman bullshit (think “Candy Shop” or “Follow My Lead”). This is the only track on the album that could be seen as a blatant attempt at a pop hit, and may prevent the albums more tasteful listeners from hearing...
...celebrated by the greater society is crass, stressful and risible. The movie opens with a crowd of kids staring slack-jawed at the pagan temple of a store-window display. (No, George--that's where my money is!) In the end, the characters discover an authentic holiday outside the usual traditions--as when Ralphie and family, their turkey devoured by the neighbor's dogs, discover "Chinese turkey" (Peking duck) at a chop-suey restaurant. It's the individual Christmas that matters. Bedford Falls can take a hike...
...Despite six turnovers, McGeary was still an asset against his old teammates, as the hot-shooting guard was 4-for-6 in the game, including shooting 3-for-5 from behind the arc. After four minutes of play, and with the score tied 5-5, Amaker sent in his usual starters, as Housman, Harris, sophomore Pat Magnarelli, and junior Andrew Pusar joined Lin on the floor.The Crimson’s best showing of the first half came during a 12-3 run over a four minute span. Down 22-21 with 7:18 to play in the half, Harvard...
...need to have Jeremy and Drew looking not just to make shots, but to make plays.”Not only is the opponent perhaps the toughest the Crimson will face this season, but the team will have to do it in front of a larger-than-usual audience. Students had to enter a lottery for tickets in what is expected to be a sold-out Lavietes Pavilion, and of course, ESPNU television cameras will be watching every move.“It’s great if we have that, and we want that—that?...
...small danger that he could be tarnishing the very qualities that have made him so appealing and fresh. A candidate who is engaged in the ritualized back-and-forth that characterizes close campaigns has a harder time making the case that he rejects the old gambits of politics as usual. "They've junked the politics of hope," says Wolfson. "His whole brand was based on that." Obama insists his shift to the offensive doesn't conflict with his new-politics appeal: "I don't feel as if any of the differences that have been raised on my end have been...