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...This superficial self-promotion is par for the course in mainstream hip-hop, but it seems entirely incompatible with the social politics of Common’s earlier work. With this stylistic shift, Common’s lyrics are now indistinguishable from those of the mindless gangster rap he rejected in the 90s. A particularly egregious example is “Sex 4 Suga,” which includes some of the most bluntly misogynistic one-liners imaginable. The title of the song, however, is somewhat ambiguous: does it imply prostitution or a promise of raunchy sex for Common?...
House life provides a counterexample to all the things cynics say about Harvard students: that we are neurotic, self-serving, pretentious automatons bent on winning prizes or ruling the world. That we are so concerned with success that we have forgotten how to live. I see none of that mindless careerism in the Christmas lights blinking from the privacy of common room windows, nor in the harried students lingering together over cups of hot chocolate in their dining halls. I see people as grounded as anyone at any other college, people who see each other as more than just stepping...
...blame them? They were both vying to be servants of the people, and until Americans begin to care about our transportation networks, neither will our representatives. In the meantime, our aging, overextended, grandfather of an infrastructure system will continue to rot, and we will continue to spend mindless hours in traffic, unless of course the bridge collapses from under...
...ruts of their daily life are too deep to escape. Through these strange but memorable stories, Tsutsui invites the reader to explore the ridiculous. One just hopes that some readers will respond to his invitation. After all, aren’t we all just trapped in the same mindless, socially imposed preoccupations that cage Tsutsui’s protagonists and blind them to savoring—or even just realizing—the beautiful uniqueness of their circumstances? —Staff writer Rebecca A. Schuetz can be reached at schuetz@fas.harvard.edu...
...than he previously demonstrated. He works well with Rihanna and Justin Timberlake on poppy tracks like “Live Your Life” and “Dead and Gone.” He flaunts his successes and riches with the best of them, and gives us some mindless beats for those club nights. But he also manages to infuse some newfound morality into the whole mix. And, on the whole, it comes off both thoughtful and sincere. —Reviewer Joshua J. Kearney can be reached at kearney@fas.harvard.edu...