Word: brashness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...CalPERS and others are getting drunk with power--as did brash dealmakers in the power seats of the '80s. Consider this year's losers list, announced last week. Sure, it has some real dogs, such as struggling Apple Computers Inc. and Stride Rite, a worn-out shoe company. But CalPERS also stepped on sneaker company Reebok. This is odd, given that Reebok's stock has doubled in 10 months and beaten the market averages handily in the past year. That's not all: Reebok shares have risen an average annual 29% since the bull market began in October 1990--outdistancing...
Indeed, what first strikes an American theatergoer on seeing these plays in London is how much respect they are accorded. Brash young directors like Stephen Daldry and Sam Mendes are busy deconstructing British oldies like An Inspector Calls or finding quirky new takes on Shakespeare. But the directors of these American classics have treated them for the most part with straightforward fidelity. The second thing one notices is how well the British actors handle the American idiom. Aside from an occasional slip--listen for those long e's in been--the American accents are convincing, or at least unobtrusive...
...Murder One (ABC) Chronicling three consecutive trials rather than a single one all season, the revamped legal thriller returned more clearly focused and more energetically paced. The real bonus? The arrival of Anthony LaPaglia as the brash, ethically messy Wyler...
...Essence of Emeril (The TV Food Network) Cooking shows have been notoriously bland offerings during the past few years but the brash New Orleans chef Emeril Lagasse has arrived to bring on the spice. Spirited and prone to free-association, he is a kind of Frank Sinatra of cooking-show hosts, a kitchen-bound swinger who begins segments like this: "Lamb shanks, if you can find 'em--you get 'em, baby...
...style is close to M. Dior's because of his romantic and hyperfeminine style." Each man has a point. The fashion industry hopes these newcomers will touch feminine fantasy the way the old masters did. But Galliano and McQueen also carry other legacies: the British spirit and the brash vitality of Central Saint Martins. That may work in their favor...