Rupert Murdoch's STAR TV network was going to subvert the social order in Asia, erode traditional culture and mesmerize a generation?

CNN: ASIA'S NO PUSHOVER

The crunchy, urgent power-pop of "Hand Me Down" opens the album on a particularly auspicious note, as crunchy guitars and Flotard's incomparable voice simultaneously destroy and mesmerize.

NPR: Visqueen: A Ferocious Song Of Devotion

The Motorola Electrify, for instance, costs a Benjamin (after mail-in rebate, anyways), while you can get the HTC Wildfire S, LG Optimus U and Samsung Mesmerize for free with instant rebate.

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