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...belonged to, meaning his legacy is open to lots of interpretation," Cusset says. "Camus was indeed one of the most famous figures and beloved writers in the postwar period, but Sarkozy's embrace of Camus seems to confirm the French motto that you need to be more consensual than brilliant to get into the Panthéon." (Read "Camus: Normal Virtues in Abnormal Times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reburying Albert Camus: A Political Ploy by Sarkozy? | 11/24/2009 | See Source »

...Congratulations to the author for his brilliant articulation of what California really is. Despite the famed smog and legendary congestion, innovators find it easier to breathe and flourish in that state than anywhere else on earth. I was delighted that the article noted California's unique attitude to those who try and fail. A pat on the back for trying and having someone tell you to chalk it up to experience is much more likely to promote another, perhaps better, attempt than the scorn that failure usually attracts elsewhere. Robert James-Herbert, Ruse, Australia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...occasionally. “The Breakfast Song” is a gimmicky track with lyrics as ridiculous as they are irrelevant (“What do you want… what do you want for breakfast?”). Annie’s ghostly natural tone, elsewhere used to brilliant effect, is discarded in favor of a punkish yowling that doesn’t suit her in the slightest...

Author: By Daniel K. Lakhdhir, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Annie | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...Slutcracker’] was fantastic and what they did that was so brilliant was put together all these troops... [but] the problem with Somerville Theater is that that’s not a home,” says Oberon producer Randy Weiner. “And what we’re try to give them a home...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting a Leg Up | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...classic rock sheen of Foo Fighters, and Homme freed from the pressure and expectations of Queens of the Stone Age, it sounds like all three are truly enjoying themselves. While it is Homme’s influence that dominates the record, what really sticks in the mind is how brilliant an idea TCV is, and how all three members—and their fans—would benefit from them making more records very much like this...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Them Crooked Vultures | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

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