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Location: Boston, MA
In My Own Words:
Gide, Greene and Dostoyevsky are alright for a summer beach read, but for something that really engages the reader's intellect, plumbs the depths of the human condition and puts forth bold new theories about civilization and psychology, no modern tract can really compete with Britney Spears' autobiography.
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This album has been deeply misunderstood...The muted production, the reptitive, cyclical nature of some of the songs and the dry delivery of the vocals might seem irritating at first, but it's all for effect. Beacoup Fish requires patience to appreciate; it's very deliberate and very calculated. While a lot of electronica is just designed to sound pretty or be danceable, there's a core of substance in Beaucoup which becomes aparent after several listenings. These songs describe real scenes, characters and situations, even if their language is always vague, and the overall effect is cohesive. A song like 'Cups' perfectly describes the sweep and weird beauty of urban life, while the… Read more
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The single itself is amazing. Not only is it strong lyrically and musically, enchanting and really catchy, but it's original; it's a (somewhat) new subject for Morrissey, showing that he hasn't stagnated. A song for the ages. My Life: is great. A very striking melody, and typically Morrissey lyrics - the future can't stretch out behind you; once it stretches behind you, it's the past! I love it. Teenage Dad: This one doesn't really have much going for it. The way it's sung sounds so forced; the lyrics are fit over this Procrustean bed of the music, and these lyrics might be some of Morrissey's worst, except for one good line about the news. This may seem like too esoteric a criticism,… Read more
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I picked up the first volume out of curiosity, because I'd heard about it somewhere. I thought I might read it when I went away to Baltimore for a couple of weeks. Of course, walking out of the store, I started reading the first few pages...By the end of the week, I had bought and read _all four volumes_, and then went through a period of severe withdrawal. Azumanga is almost supernaturally cute, funny and human; the characters are sharply drawn but avoid obvious stereotypes; the art is crisp and perfectly evocative. Surely Osaka is among the finest characters ever inked or written. The one things which seems strange, though, and sort of funny, is the suspicious lack of any romantic… Read more
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