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...Heima,” is an epic composition in the vein of “Saeglópur” and “Popplagið.”Though about half of “Hvarf-Heim” is outstanding, the other tracks seem basically pointless. Reworked versions of “Samskeyti” and “Vaka” sound relatively unchanged from their original form, and the two new versions of “Von” have little purpose.Those expecting the next seminal Sigur Rós album will have to look past...
...veteran broadcaster David Attenborough insists that public-service broadcasting still plays an irreplaceable role in British cultural life. As he sees it, it's pointless to expect individual programs and channels to fulfill all public-service requirements, even though his own natural-history shows for the BBC, including the hugely popular Life on Earth, appear to meet every Reithian ideal. Attenborough shares the view of the BBC's top management that the broadcaster must continue to provide a spectrum of programming to ensure something for everyone. If some people switch off, no matter. "The notion that you shouldn...
...million Hong Kong people onto the streets in protest in July 2003, led to Ip's resignation as Secretary for Security. Ip recently made a public apology for her aggressive promotion of the bill, and says she also supports universal suffrage. But, she adds, debate over reform is pointless without Beijing's go-ahead. "We can't get to democracy by polemic," Ip says...
...result is less than hip. We have since added the kaffiyeh to the anti-neck accessory list, which includes superstar fashions of the past (including poufy goose down vests to spiked dog collars). The light cottony material is great for protecting eyes and ears from desert sand, but pointless for New England’s bone-chilling autumn breeze. No matter how tightly those hippie-philosophy types clasp their newly purchased kaffiyeh around their necks, the fact remains: despite that cool devil-may-care demeanor, they’re freakin’ cold, and the organic nonfat soy sugar-free...
...recently shamed by revelations that he had previously paid prostitutes for sex, U.S. Congressman William Jefferson facing trial for corruption in January, and Nagin and Blanco considered by many to be irrelevant at best and outright failures at worst, voters may have decided that the entire electoral process is pointless. "I would contend that we're headed for a historically low turnout, which is the opposite of what we would have expected in Louisiana in 2007," says Shreveport demographer and political analyst Elliott Stonecipher. "I think one of two things is happening: Either people are so beat up and turned...