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...selection of socially conscious local Boston MCs Illin' P and Mr. Lif as the opening act established the show's political purpose early. While Illin' Ps rhymes were standard hip-hop fare, the dreadlocked Mr. Lif seemed a more impressive and fitting pacesetter for the night. His conga-accompanied spoken word performance addressed issues of race and class, while the crowd was wowed by his impromptu freestyle. Lif's performance during this hour-long performance set the stage perfectly for the Spear...
...restless audience waited nearly an hour after the opening act-and three hours after the 8 p.m. door opening - before the Burning Band finally took the stage. This patience paid off. The Burning Band tore into the music from the Spear's most famous song, "Marcus Garvey," and got heads nodding and bodies bouncing immediately. After five minutes or so of this jam, Burning Spear finally joined his band on stage. With his shirt partly tucked and his tie loosely knotted, the Spear seemed to make a rather casual nod toward formality. After introducing the lyrics to another...
...hopefuls were required to keep live chickens in their dorm rooms for a week) have we had such vivid reminders of why final clubs are the most intellectually challenged organizations on campus. Not since last year's final club punch season have we seen our normally nice Harvard guys act using so few brain cells...
...minority that is stridently against the Defense of Marriage Act is pounding against ignorance for now, but with a withering movement of the Religious Right--which isn't as strong as one might believe here, as this state still has its political mindset rooted in populism, which does not necessarily go lockstep with the Republican party line--and the onset of old age amongst the Baby Boomer set, it's believable that such a ban could drift away in 10 or 15 years. And yet, that is 10 or 15 years too long...
...This is a pandemic that rivals any dread disease in history," Sachs said. "There are tens of millions marked for death, and unless we act, all of these infected will die in a few years...