Word: ballad
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...space adventures of the late twentieth century. That is, of course, except for the remaining four minutes of the video. “Hurt,” which centers around a circus performer’s mournful memories of her deceased father, frames Aguilera’s melodramatic piano ballad in a world that looks like a cross between Carnival and Moulin Rouge. While Xtina’s cringe-worthy acting makes the video difficult to watch with a straight face, her choice to eschew the sexy in favor of the vaguely historical is probably a good one in light...
...such thing--but by something far more mundane: words. Jay-Z's aptly titled classic What More Can I Say is more than 800 words long, and when it's over, you know everything you could possibly need to know about him. (By contrast, James Blunt's pop ballad You're Beautiful has fewer than 200 words, half of which are beautiful.) Now multiply What More Can I Say's 800 words by 12 to make an album, then multiply again by the number of albums in a catalog, and it's obvious why most rappers peak early: they literally...
...such thing - but by something far more mundane: words. Jay-Z's aptly titled classic "What More Can I Say" is more than 800 words long, and when it's over you know everything you could possibly need to know about him. (By contrast, James Blunt's pop ballad "You're Beautiful" has less than 200 words, half of which are 'beautiful'.) Now multiply "What More Can I Say's" 800 words by 12 to make an album, then multiply again by the number of albums in a catalog and it's obvious why most rappers peak early: they literally...
...short order, however, it has rebounded to set an industry record by releasing 12 movies that opened in first place. Among them: The Da Vinci Code, Click, The Pink Panther and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The hit parade has put Sony back atop the box office heap this year, with over $1.3 billion in domestic revenues already on the books and several high-buzz flicks--including the just-released Bond remake Casino Royale and next month's The Pursuit of Happyness starring audience favorite Will Smith as a homeless father--expected to add significantly to that total...
...high-definition TVs, even the more affordable 720p sets, and I can vouch for the fact that whether they're on Blu-ray or HD DVD, movies look much better than they do on standard DVDs. Pop in the Blu-ray edition of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby that comes with the PS3, and you're blown away by the detail (and by how old and pockmarked Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly look up close). Likewise, load up the copy of Peter Jackson's King Kong that ships with the Xbox HD DVD player, fast forward...