Web rockers will probably abdicate some of their openness, not to mention their endlessly reiterated concern for fans, once their nascent business models jell.
Imagine a Nigerian Jonathan Richman, only with the minimalist lyrics - "I'm gonna explode… like atomic bomb" - endlessly reiterated over an endearingly ramshackle, electro-tinged approximation of George McCrae's disco classic Rock Your Baby.
Netanyahu resisted direct talks, rejected a full settlement freeze, flaunted his uncompromising views on Jerusalem, pooh-poohed a Syria opening, and, at the same time, endlessly reiterated his supposed willingness to talk to the Palestinians "without conditions".
As Lucidus's amorous correspondent, who becomes responsive only when the fake Lucidus's exploits become known, the wide-eyed, lushly pert Kristen Schaal wins robust laughs for her prim air of self-infatuation, though this joke too is endlessly reiterated.
But it seems more likely that Joline's monomaniacal devotion to her own goodness, in particular her endlessly reiterated belief in the sanctity of her marriage vows, drove him out into the desert in search of a little peace and quiet.
The history that "served for the time being" and was endlessly reiterated during the presidencies of Bush 41, Clinton, Bush 43, and Obama no longer serves.
This fact emerges early on, and it keeps emerging for hundreds and hundreds of pages, reiterated endlessly as Richards talks the matter over with his colleagues and turns it over in his head.
He was plucked from the political arena after making a resounding, if obvious, statement of truth at the Rivonia trial, which was reiterated endlessly on his behalf during his imprisonment.
This point is worth reiterating.
However, at the risk of being churlish, I have to reiterate my scepticism about The Big Short – the winner of best adapted screenplay – a smug, shallow film endlessly congratulating itself on how clever it is and not seriously interested in challenging the status quo.
