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...like the iTunes Music Store—has been a challenge, but Surette hopes that “as Apple expands its music library it might be interested in stocking material from more independent labels.” Some of the larger independent labels, including indie-rock heavyweights Sub Pop and Matador Records, have put large portions of their catalogs on iTunes, but most of the songs are from bands with well-established reputations...
...first and only time I was carded the entire summer. Along with a group of ten teenage Americans, I was asked to show identification, amusingly enough because they thought I was over 18. Embarrassingly, it was a teen-only night. As I sashayed among the soapy suds to Brit-pop, I couldn’t help but enjoy the blend of childhood and adulthood...
...conflict would be called asymmetric. A small, fast-moving mercenary force is launching rocket-propelled grenades in all directions; its larger, cautious opponent knows it can call in air strikes at any time. The difference between the two countries' firepower and tactics could hardly be greater. East Timor (pop. 800,000), the half-island which celebrated independence on May 20, 2002, is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia; Australia (pop. 20 million) is the richest nation in the region. East Timor is pressing for a maritime boundary in the Timor Sea that is equidistant between the countries. Provisional...
...repressive Islamic Republic of Iran, a cleric isn't a very popular thing to be nowadays. Mohsen Kadivar is a celebrated exception. A theorist behind Iran's struggling democracy movement, the modest mullah packs lecture halls like a pop star and attracts readers like a pulp-fiction author. Students in his graduate philosophy classes at Tarbiat Modarres University in Tehran hang on his every utterance. Kadivar, 44, has found academic stardom a dangerous occupation in Iran--in 1999 he was jailed for 18 months for his ideas. But his scholarly perseverance has led to breakthroughs in one of the great...
...roaring like a pinched lion, his right fist pumping. Look closer, and you'll see he might not be celebrating a cross-court winner. The caption reads, "If you are single and looking to meet active people, I definitely would recommend playing tennis." Perhaps Roddick, who recently split with pop singer Mandy Moore, just scored a date. The industry's message to the rest of us: Tennis can turn singles into doubles. Who can blame tennis for serving at love? After all, nothing else has worked to boost the game over the past decade. Since 1992, the number of people...