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...martial art of Japanese and Korean origins, Kung Fu is "largely external, with a graceful blend of a hard style and internal meditation style," Crane said...
...Montagne, a semi-retired hood known as "Le Flambeur" (the gambler), is a peculiar blend of American and French character. He speeds around the narrow streets of Montmartre in that most American symbol, the Cadillac convertible, and his outfit suggests the classic American gangster get-up: rumpled raincoat, dark suit, and perpetually tilted hat. And there is that peculiarly American sense of optimism and near-innocence that he earnestly exudes as he flips the ever-present coin in his pocket and wryly comments." I feel my luck coming back...
...more mature and accomplished musician. Some will surely belittle his new, less harsh approach as an act of compromise. Surely others will focus their attention on the shades of mainline pop amid the bells and synthesizers. For the most part, though, this is not pop, but Jackson's unique blend of traditional jazz and some more contemporary styles. But often he does smack a bit too sentimental. Songs like the sappy, emotional "Breaking Us In Two" ("They say two hearts should beat as one for us...") prove a bit hard to swallow for those who rocked to and rejoiced...
...Mississippi since Reconstruction. The integration of the public schools, which took place in 1970, is working beyond one's most sanguine hopes in those areas where the black population is less than 50%; it is a different story in the counties of the Delta. Mississippi today is a blend of the relentless and the abiding...
...coach, favors a modified Rebel flag with "Ole Miss" or "U.M." superimposed on the venerable Stars and Bars. This proposal is gaining wide favor. As for Dixie, the Ole Miss band, which has many black performers, has perfected a number, called From Dixie with Love, that is a stirring blend of Dixie and The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Their rendition would touch the soul of a Massachusetts abolitionist...