Word: brilliante
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Tuning was keyed in with uncanny accuracy by the brilliant Brian Williams as he soared through the upper reaches of his falsetto on "Get Ready, Get Set." The ever-popular Fiona Anderson backed him on that song, and later sang one of her own, "No Regrets." As always, her technical prowess was dazzling. Her delivery, though, leaned more on gospel than on jazz, and therefore seemed a bit out of place in this venue...
...resources. Kennedy does not subscribe to the "Great Man" theory of history. He acknowledges that his account of the Napoleonic wars tends "to downplay the more personal aspects of this story, such as Napoleon's own increasing lethargy and self-delusion." But the author insists that inspiring < leaders or brilliant generals can at best cause momentary glitches in the relentless "dynamic of world power," which entails constant change both within and between nations. "Those are not developments," Kennedy warns, "which can be controlled by any one state, or individual...
...critical period for American foreign policy, when overseas commitments must be brought in line with domestic resources. His thesis is a compelling one, and retains much of its force despite the shortcomings noted above. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers is impressive and at times brilliant in its synthesis and insights. But as a book of advice for today's politicians it fails to equal its historical significance...
...theater is never far from Lacroix's mind, so when he was approached by A.B.T. Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov, who had seen his work, he welcomed a collaboration. In presenting Gaite Parisienne, a fizzy romp set to Manuel Rosenthal's brilliant editing of Offenbach, Baryshnikov knew what he did not want. "I was certain that I didn't want the heavy Maxim's look with the black stockings for the cancan girls. I wanted something light and funny and young." Both men wanted to create their own vision of fin-de-siecle Paris...
Mylroie first became interested in studying Middle Eastern politics almost by coincidence. She grew up in a small town outside Chicago and received her B.A. in political theory from Cornell. She soon shied away from the field because "to do political theory you have to be brilliant to say something new in a discussion that's centuries, if not millenia old," says Mylroie. "I wanted to study the real world...