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...part of the Obamas' appeal is their refusal to harp on their exceptionality, their emphasis (repeated to Kroft like a mantra) on giving their daughters a "normal" life. It's only fitting that Malia and Sasha are big fans of Hannah Montana (on which they were offered but haven't accepted a cameo): the Miley Cyrus show is a fantasy about a girl celebrity with a secret life as an ordinary...
...program's visuals were slicked up, too; deft editing, delicious coloring and crisp sound have made Top Gear as striking as any Italian supercar. Its cool aesthetic, coupled with those proudly uncool presenters, have lent the program broad appeal. Close to half of Top Gear 's British audience is female. Kids are drawn to the presenters' mischief and squabbles...
...speak, they're in a room, and that's it. There's nothing." But some aspects of the British show should travel well. "The Stig," for instance, figures in the Australian and U.S. versions, while inviting local celebrities to race the clock around a circuit should also have universal appeal. Much more crucial: finding a cast as comfortable with cars as they are fooling around. Hiring the comedian, rally driver and TV DIY star used in the U.S. pilot took six months. "What you won't want to do is lose the essence of Top Gear, which is ... the independence...
...punished, Lieberman responded with unwavering support for his fellow Democrats. "This is the beginning of a new chapter, and I know that my colleagues in the Senate Democratic caucus were moved not only by the kind words that Senator Reid said about my longtime record but by the appeal from President-elect Obama himself that the nation now unite to confront our very serious problems," said Lieberman, while admitting that he had uttered certain statements on the trail that he now regretted...
...Sure, the time that Durwood invests in familiarizing herself with the team and the game can be somewhat quantified in the number of successful sets she makes, but even this stat is a tough sell to the casual onlooker. The number with the most visceral appeal in volleyball is not sets but kills, which even sounds cooler than Durwood’s meat and potatoes. It’s a lot easier to get a crowd on its feet after the occasional monster slam than with a match of steady, accurate setting...