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...weren’t enough, David Bowie performs a guest benediction on “Province.”Digital, mechanical, and organic elements are combined to make a sound that is dark without being hopeless, propulsive without being stupid. It may sound hyperbolic, but the closest point of comparison is Radiohead’s “OK Computer.” Both albums use technology as a backdrop for an album about desolation, although TV on the Radio are more viscerally appealing, less nerdy, have better voices, and, at least at this point, are far more interesting...
...having some impact,” said Allison, who—like Professor Carter—was as an assistant defense secretary under Clinton. The Israeli ambassador to the U.S. criticized the council Friday for its “terrible mistake” of hosting Ahmadinejad, drawing a comparison between the invitation to the Iranian chief and a hypothetical invite to Hitler in the 1930s. But the president of the Harvard Islamic Society, Ali A. Zaidi ’08, said that “regardless of the nation, it is always to the advantage of the United States...
Yale’s $18.0 billion endowment still pales in comparison to Harvard’s $29.2 billion treasure chest. And both universities easily outpaced the S&P 500 stock index, which increased by 8.6 percent during the 2006 fiscal year. But Yale’s remarkable 22.9 percent return rate—and Harvard’s comparatively-modest 16.7 percent mark—suggest that Yale’s “external management” approach to its endowment is paying dividends...
...year-old German Ingo Maurer's status as the world's most outlandish lighting designer. Co-created with his colleague Sebastian Hepting, this 80-cm-tall version is the little sister of an installation at Maastricht's Kruisherenhotel, a renovated ex-monastery. The lava lamp pales in comparison with this motorized whirlwind in a water cooler, available in October. www.ingo-maurer.com...
...Launched in February, the 3000s are an amalgam of Lenovo and IBM design and technology. The desktops are based on a Chinese product that features a one-button fix-it process to restore virus-damaged systems. They also feature ThinkPad-quality keyboards--all at a very reasonable $349. In comparison with other major brands, Lenovo notebooks ranked at the top for value, according to Current Analysis...