Paul McCartney has nothing left to prove. “New,” Paul McCartney’s sixteenth studio release, isn’t an “Abbey Road” or “Sgt. Pepper,” but it is by no means a disappointment. Expecting the music legend to recreate, at the age of 71, what is arguably the best album in the history of music is unrealistic. McCartney’s newest album...
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October 17, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Letter to the editor: Alex Eaton
Dear Editor, Casey Harper’s notion (“Redskins need a new name,” Oct.10) of a professional football team in our nation’s capital operating under a name other than “Redskins” is preposterous. One of the NFL’s most storied franchises, the Washington Redskins have honored Native Americans for eight decades and counting. Their timeless logo features a strong, stoic...
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October 3, 2013July 12, 2022Opinions
Letter to the Editor: IOS 7: functional but ugly
Dear Editor, My dad cried when Steve Jobs died. Granted, he cries about a lot of things—including car ads and really clean rooms—but something struck me when he called to tell me that news. Steve Jobs was a lousy father and an impossible boss, but he meant something to my dad. Maybe it was the...
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October 3, 2013July 12, 2022Culture
MGMT’s newset album: a creative black hole
MGMT ought to be embarrassed. Their third major release, self-titled “MGMT,” is a dull collective of haphazardly thrown together insipidity. The Brooklyn-based indie pop quintet’s lack of creative growth is evident from the opening minutes of “MGMT” and steadily approaches a dead-end conclusion. Listening to “MGMT” in its entirety –– an onerous chore in itself...