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...easily made. Most of the tracks feature only Darnielle and his guitar and when a song is heavily produced, such as the stunning, piano-laden “No Children,” the song is so good that to complain about the sellout hi-fi rendering would be pointless. Songs as well-written as these shine through no matter how they’re produced...

Author: By Christopher A. Kukstis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CD Review: The Mountain Goats | 3/12/2004 | See Source »

...Kendall's work while researching her Master's thesis on childhood fears in 1992. She was fascinated, and later wrote to him seeking permission to develop it. Kendall had challenged the prevailing notion that children weren't capable of thinking about how they think, and that it was therefore pointless to try to treat their anxiety with cognitive behavioral therapy; the only solution, it was believed, was to help the parents manage the child's behavior. Barrett agreed CBT directed at the child could work, and thought Kendall's "Coping Cat" program could be built on by encouraging greater parental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With Help From Friends | 2/23/2004 | See Source »

...conflicted as his best rhymes. “My main objective is being the best musician I possibly can,” he says. “[But] you can’t feel good about yourself if people don’t dig your music. Music is pointless if it’s in a cave, if there’s no emotional connection anymore...

Author: By Alex L. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Eyedea Rebuilds Underground Hip-hop from the Beat Up | 2/20/2004 | See Source »

...review progresses, if undergraduate discourse continues to be full of such spiteful, pointless, and irresponsible charges, I fear that The Crimson’s admirable goal of constructive student dialogue is doomed to failure...

Author: By A. ELEANOR Luey, | Title: Crimson Staff Unfairly Targets Mahan and Blickstead | 2/9/2004 | See Source »

Most music programs make it possible to add album art, squeezing it into the corner of your browser. While it’s nice to get a look at the cover for the song you’re listening to, it does seem a little pointless, particularly when you’re buying standalone songs. Cover art generally refers to albums as a whole, not single songs. And anyway, you miss all the other art, lyrics, liner notes, credits, pictures of the artist, shoutouts to parents, friends and God—all the unnecessary, obscure and banal goodies enshrined...

Author: By Andrew R. Iliff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sound and Fury | 11/14/2003 | See Source »

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