“It is hard not to escape the impression that pop is developing a bad attitude.” But it is a bad-attitude facade fronting for “big-budget, marketing-led operations put together by management, production and songwriting teams. In other words, this is just mainstream manufactured pop in a less parent-friendly guise. After a decade of squeaky-clean boy bands and girls-next-door, pop has rediscovered the joys of rebellion.”
Tag: 06.12.03
The Farce Of The Iraq Museum Story
Roger Kimball is amazed that journalists were so quick to denounce Americans for the looting of the Iraq Museum. “The story of nonlooting of the Iraqi museums gave us a glimpse into that heart of darkness. That tragedy has collapsed into farce.”