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Which brings up the interesting question of influential groups. Not many people own an album by the Fall, yet so many bands cite them as an influence. The same thing probably applies to Sonic Youth and Kraftwerk (although both are probably more popular than the Fall), and to even more obscure bands like 23 Skidoo. Would you rather be best-selling or influential? Answers...
...Also today, Enon opens for the Flaming Lips. (Question: the Flaming Lips' version of "She Don't Use Jelly," while hilarious and probably one of the most well-known of their songs, is unrepresentative of their sound. How many other bands are there which have been stereotyped by being associated with a specific song...
...Instead, I see the phenomenon of limited casting as a product of the unity of Harvard theater. It's not a question of nepotism. It's simply a matter of a reluctance on the part of student directors to experiment in their casting. Sure, placing a well-known junior or senior--or even a sophomore who made a promising start last year--in a major role helps to assure a productive rehearsal process, a polished show and a full house. But the people being cast are not the only good actors on campus. They are the actors who, for whatever...
Furthermore, the debate introduced the issue of racial profiling, thus far absent from the presidential campaigns. Both candidates condemned the practice, but Lieberman seemed more genuine in his response to the question when he said he could identify personally with victims of racial profiling...
...Cheney did more yeoman's work on Shaw's true softball, the "how would you change the tone in Washington" question. After acknowledging there is a better way to conduct government, Cheney said, "I've seen it done differently." Back in the old days of Bush the elder? No. "I've seen it done differently in Texas." The media book on Richard "the dud" Cheney is about to take a U-turn...