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...April 18, 1916, and a volatile group of artists who'd found refuge from World War I in Switzerland were gathered around a table at Zurich's Cabaret Voltaire, arguing about a label for themselves and their work. They settled this dispute, according to art lore, by thrusting a letter opener randomly into a French-German dictionary. The word it pointed to - dada - has many meanings: "hobbyhorse" in French, "cube" in certain Italian dialects and "yes, yes" in Slavic languages. That night, they agreed on a name but continued to dispute what the word - and the movement - signified. Tristan Tzara...
...home with electricity will run homeowners $38 more, up 5%. To trim 3% to 5% from your bill, set the thermostat at 68ş in winter, 78ş in summer. Padding the attic insulation can save 30%. Switching old heating and cooling appliances for those with the government-backed Energy Star label could cut energy bills...
...deal is a deal—and it’s unclear whether JetBlue deserves more scrutiny than any other company looking to get in with Harvard youth through student groups.BLURRING THE LINEOne of the first groups to experiment with corporate sponsorship was Veritas Records, the student-run record label launched at Harvard in 2003. According to James M. Rhodes ’06, the label’s president, Veritas first approached Adidas two years ago, when the sports-apparel store opened in Harvard Square, and the two of them worked together to produce CDs and organize concerts...
...something so tasty, so lip-smackingly good that you can’t help wanting a piece. “The Craft,” the Sacramento duo’s third album, somewhat surprisingly released on the self-styled “Indie Punk and Hardcore” label Epitaph’s Anti imprint, has Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel poised for widespread success. Since 1999’s “A2G” EP launched the group into the ranks of underground stardom with the anti-mainstream anthem “Deception...
...feel, but I'd always want to make it more dirty in some way," says Parton. "If you are going to have recorders, make them distorted." It's a potentially disastrous mix, but one that somehow ends up triumphant every time. Parton assembled his team after small independent label Memphis Industries picked up the album in September of last year for release. He was offered a date at a Swedish festival called Accelerator (he's still wearing the T shirt) and was spurred to action. "It was always a plan to be live; it was never meant...