Word: amenities
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Folds’ newest solo project makes one nostalgic for whiny rants against ex-girlfriends, depressing abortion anthems and quirky pop songs—the kind of things that made 1997’s Whatever and Ever Amen such a landmark for angst-ridden but grunge-free teenagers. Ben Folds is best appreciated for his catchy tunes, bitter and sexually frustrated lyrics and creative piano melodies, but the five songs of Super D possess few to none of these qualities. This disappointing disc follows Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 as the third in a trilogy of forgettable releases from...
...tunes. It's an acute yet nonjudgmental picture of a crusade that will continue long after the buyers drive home in their sputtering purchases and the Slasher heads for another town to preach his American gospel of hope and redemption for one low monthly payment. Can he get an amen? --By James Poniewozik
...wrote about some of the attacks on Gibson and his "Passion" ("Holy Hypocrisies") on this web site. In the day since that was posted, I've received more than 150 e-mails, the vast majority of them with subject headings like "Thank you," "Well put," "Bravo," Kudos," "Amen, brother," "Loved the article!" and "wow." Most of the notes cheered me for pointing out what reader David Tuggy called "the deep intolerance of the professionally tolerant." And while any old leftie is naturally squeamish about being praised by cultural conservatives for attacking those usually on his own side, I am surprised...
THEATER | Amen Corner...
Hawkins choreographed and performed with Expressions during her junior fall semester, and is playing the lead role of Preacher in the upcoming BLACKCast performance of James Baldwin’s The Amen Corner, opening this week in the Adams Pool Theatre. She has taken an active part in the community of black students at Harvard, chairing the Freshman Black Table in Annenberg as a first-year, and subsequently serving as the publications chair of the Black Students’ Association, and historian of the Association of Black Harvard Women (ABHW...