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...diffused house album that can't reach the mark. Temperamental is a post-trolling album; it whiffs like vapor. It is typically morose and introspective; you could mistake at first that the disconnection between Thorn's dreary vocals and Watt's creative instrumental mischief is intentional to achieve a wasteland acoustic for Watt's sensitive lyrics. But, no. The only piece that holds up is "Five Fathoms," and that's because it's the first time you hear Thorn. From thereon, Watt's clever intros are continually hijacked by Thorn's living-deadpan delivery. "Compression" is a joy for being...
...humanitarian problem. But so is Kosovo. It matters not a whit to the U.S. whether Kosovo is ruled by Serbs or Albanians or Tartars. It has no economy to speak of, no industry, no military. It doesn't even have a seacoast. It is a destitute, landlocked geopolitical wasteland. East Timor is much the same, except for the beaches...
Their influence, though, transcends ratings. thirtysomething's young professionals sitting around chatting about nothing--it must be said--paved the way for successors as varied as Seinfeld, Friends and Wasteland, which debuts on ABC on Oct 7. And echoes of My So-Called Life, this decade's ur-teen drama, resonate in Dawson's Creek, Felicity and the like. "We consider that show the ultimate standard of quality," says Tony Krantz, CEO of Imagine Television, which produces Felicity. "Ed and Marshall are role models...
BALTIMORE'S NO WASTELAND...
...ripe for parody [POLITICAL SCENE, Sept. 6]. However, to hear TIME tell it, the city is so mired in its problems that there is no hope for change. Certainly, urban flight, racial divides and economic struggles are crucial issues that Baltimore faces, but to portray the city as a wasteland populated only by drug lords and underqualified would-be mayors does a disservice to all those who are committed to working for a better future. Growing up in Baltimore and witnessing the complex issues there inspired me to work for social change in troubled urban areas--not to throw...