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Haitian Persuasion: Roman a (Wy)clef

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Chi

As if shattering Lauryn Hill’s fragile psyche and being the go-to artist for frat boys across America not named Dave Matthews weren’t enough, rapper/producer/multilinguist extraordinaire Wyclef Jean is officially announcing his candidacy as president of Haiti later today. In an … Continue reading →

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Soul for thought

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Chi

“Soul.” It’s a word that, because of its simple, understated, yet immense connotations, gets misappropriated often. “You’ve got an old soul” = your iPod has a lot of Hall and Oates songs. “The eyes are the window to your soul” … Continue reading →

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Bong Joon-ho: laughing at genres

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Brian

It seems critics are incapable of writing about Bong Joon-ho without talking about genres.  Sometimes he’s called a master of genres, other times he’s praised for reinventing them, mixing them, or transcending them.  Critics love to count them off: to … Continue reading →

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The NBA: Where We Are All Lin-nesses

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Chi

Jeremy Lin, unlike Charles Barkley, is a role model. Just not for the reasons you think… It’s easy to get tangled in the web of hyperbole that now greets Jeremy Lin, the oversignificance of him being the first Asian American … Continue reading →

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