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...often though, that privileged Western observers lament disappearing cultures when they are usually in ways quite oblivious and somehow complicit in the cultural tendencies. For that reason, it has lost any kind of credibility. That is a reason we were interested in it. And although this ended up being the last herd ranched in this way, we also wondered how this could be happening in the 21st century United States...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spotlight: 'Sweetgrass' | 4/7/2010 | See Source »

...lament about Mexico is that it's "so far from God, so close to the United States." These days it might be more apt to say that Mexico looks so far from Latin America. Mexico was once the region's vocero, its spokesman. But in the past decade, the country's diplomatic role seems to have fallen aside - apparent in Mexico's failure to engage with the coup crisis in Honduras last year - and has been assumed by its South American rival Brazil. In fact, says a senior Mexican official, President Felipe Calderón and his compatriots...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Brazil Rises, Mexico Tries to Amp Up Its Own Clout | 3/20/2010 | See Source »

...foot-tapping rhythms of the title track demonstrate, “Dear God, I Hate Myself,” continues the band’s habit of making songs that shout and lament over a din of schizophrenic, yet somehow coherent compositions. But the band also continues to experiment, as on the song “Cumberland Gap,” where the twanging of a banjo surprises listeners as it accompanies Stewart’s vocals, both moving over the same notes in unison. The song is a reworking of a famous folk tune named for a pass...

Author: By Michael E. Danto, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Xiu Xiu | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

...slut. I don’t have a boyfriend or anything remotely resembling one. I’ve had a handful of intimate encounters and two dates since September. But next to the average Harvard student, I may indeed look slut-like. We frequently bewail our unwilling celibacy and lament the non-existence of our dating culture. Next to the average Boston University, Georgetown, or University of Arizona student, however, this behavior may look positively prudish. Regardless of how I rank overall, the fact remains that we, the students of Harvard, seem to have forgotten that we create...

Author: By Maya E. Shwayder | Title: No Sex and the Ivy | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

Both her coaches lament the fact that they are unable to have Price participate in offseason programs because she is always in season for another sport. The fact that she is able to devote herself to the two sports is indicative of how mature and well-rounded Price is as a freshman...

Author: By Evan J. Zepfel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rookie Makes Mark On Land and Water | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

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