Word: vocalisms
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...despite its extraordinary popularity among some of the smartest people on the planet, string theory hasn't been embraced by everyone--and now, nearly 30 years after it made its initial splash, some of the doubters are becoming more vocal. Skeptical bloggers have become increasingly critical of the theory, and next month two books will be hitting the shelves to make the point in greater detail. Not Even Wrong, by Columbia University mathematician Peter Woit, and The Trouble with Physics, by Lee Smolin at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ont., both argue that string theory (or superstring...
...lost a little breath but gained restraint, and Nashville, Burke's album of country covers (out Sept. 26) finds him undersinging and inhabiting songs (Tom T. Hall's That's How I Got to Memphis, Patty Griffin's Up the Mountain) in ways he never did at his vocal peak. The aging musician doing his best work is a modern cliché, as is a collaboration with contemporary artists as a form of tribute. But Nashville is a great way to discover a legendary voice, and Burke's guests--Dolly Parton, Gillian Welch and Emmylou Harris--know their...
...Versailles. He Lamont was also a member of the Harvard Board of Overseers and a Crimson president. Two-time candidate for Senate Corliss Lamont ’24, Ned’s great-uncle, was a director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) for 22 years, was a vocal opponent of McCarthyism, and won a suit against the Central Intelligence Agency after he discovered that the intelligence agency had been reading his mail.The Harvard connections continue. Ned’s grandfather, Thomas S. Lamont ’21, was a member of the Harvard Corporation. Ned?...
...Krzyzewski broke his silence in June, questioning the findings of a committee that called on Duke to rethink its aggressive recruitment of athletes. He promises to be more vocal this fall...
...occasions when filmmakers don't take their material as seriously as he does (the phrase "best thing in a bad movie" has a way of lingering near him), Jackson is unafraid to get vocal. "The majority of producers and directors do maybe 12 movies in their careers," Jackson says. "I've done over 100 already. I've got a pretty good idea of what audiences want, and when my character dies for no goddam reason"--as has happened more times than he can count--"or we pull punches on the action, or the thing just doesn't make logical sense...