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...House of the Spirits,” an example of magical realism, a style incorporating magical elements often used by mid-20th century Latin America authors. She said that “Spirits” would be difficult for her to write today because she has evolved into a simpler, more precise writer. At last night’s event, which was sponsored by the Harvard Book Store, Allende described her motives for writing “The Sum of Our Days,” saying that after her daughter died, she felt the “need to write...
...chairman Barney Frank and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson have since suggested that the Fed be given power to snoop around such institutions in search of market-endangering risks. Frank and presidential candidate Barack Obama have also talked of replacing the hodgepodge of federal and state regulatory agencies with a simpler and less loophole-ridden structure--and on March 31, Paulson issued a long-term plan to do just that...
...Long’s melodies are usually quite pleasing, but his unremarkable singing voice fails to add enough warmth to the album, resulting in chilly, jangly songs that fail to satisfy. Despite Kroeber’s inventiveness, the best songs of the album are more melody-driven and feature simpler rhythmic elements. In “Undeclared,” the understated percussion allows Long’s finger-picking to keep time and his melody to receive emphasis. The song’s simplicity only makes its chronicle of unspoken love that much more beautiful. Though more in line...
...Sometimes I yearn for the good old days, when an attendant would not only pump gas but clean the windshield and check the oil too. Companies are more interested in saving money by replacing employees with machines than in making things more efficient for consumers. Anything that makes life simpler and easier is fine, but I don't like the idea of doing the work of employees without being paid. Mary Lou Bryden, WILMINGTON...
Boycott fever lifted with the end of the cold war. The Olympics turned to simpler concerns like doping and bribery. But with China's recent crackdown on dissenters and Tibetan nationalists, the first murmurs were heard of a possible boycott of this summer's Beijing Games...