Word: everydayness
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...package a bumping, catchy song, but don’t be fooled by the bouncy rhythms—Ed O.G. can still wrangle rhymes and create rap that’s real. His lyrics evade mainstream hip-hop’s party mentality, dealing with self-image and everyday decisions. In the DJ Premier-produced “Sayin’ Somethin’,” Ed O.G. raps: “If the opportunity presents itself / I might just have to go and reinvent myself.” It seems he already has. Friday, August...
...growing normalcy that is most striking here. After a few weeks here, I was already convinced that all the shocked “why would you want to go there” people had to be shortsighted, and wrong. As Bosnians have argued to me, the everyday rhythms of life overshadow the problems of the past. It is these cultural gems that I am hesitant to share with spoiled American worryworts who only travel with guarantees of hot expatriates or controversial thesis research. I am not sure if they have earned this hidden spot...
...priority. Clinton finished his second term focused on securing a Middle East peace, and Bush came into office thinking more about Beijing and Moscow than Afghanistan. And to the extent that either team focused on terrorism, both believed that the chief threat was to U.S. troops overseas, not everyday civilians at home. Those who did worry about al-Qaeda often worried alone. In December 1998, CIA Director George Tenet told his lieutenants, "We are at war. I want no resources or people spared in this effort, either inside the CIA or the community." But there is little evidence that Tenet...
These IDs are meant to assist people whose names and genders listed on their state IDs do not match with the names they use and the genders they present everyday. This dilemma may not have crossed your mind if you have always felt fully comfortable in the “male” or “female” sex category that is listed on your driver’s license...
...second time Conor wore his fancy bucks, he pilfered a black felt-tip pen from a "childproof" drawer and, with a few masterly strokes, turned them into everyday shoes. His $13 Spider-Man sneakers from Payless are still his favorites, though. Naturally. --By Maryanne Murray Buechner