February 27, 2007
roundup
Stephen Colbert makes his own pass at weltsystemangst: "People of America, we have got to stop China. Economically, militarily, technologically, they are catching up with us. We always used to be able to beat them because our new year starts at the beginning of January. But check your calendars: next year their new year starts February 7th, and in 2009 it's January 26th. Pretty soon they'll be celebrating New Year's before we do ; then they'll have a head start on us for the entire year. I think that's threatening." A few strong singles recently: "Girlfriend" by Avril, "(White Kids Aren't) Hyphy" by MC Lars, Danielle Peck's "Isn't That Everything," Keith Urban's riveting "Stupid Boy." American markets shake in the morning on news of Shanghai 's tumble ("At night Chinamen jump on Asia with a thump"). With the ascent of African-Americans in the Academy's acting categories as well as tennis and golf, it's simply not clear what performance-based categories white people are good at anymore. CNN's panic response: "Hip-Hop: Art or Poison?" The persistence of Anna Nicole Smith's death remains to be theorized properly. The local market has Newman-Os, but not Phenomen-Os.
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