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...frustrations with place and identity and the double-edged sword of love have never been this danceable and uplifting. Make Up the Breakdown is the sort of album one can listen through in its entirety without ever skipping a song. Have no fear that the ride ends after a brisk 32 minutes—simply press “play” once again. —Sarah L. Solorzano
...Shania Twain will munch on a carrot stick, whip her curly hair over her shoulder and issue a modest decree. It is worth paying attention to these pronouncements, even though Twain, who is Canadian and thus constitutionally averse to star trips, never quite means what she says. On a brisk October night, with the bleat of Paris traffic in her ears, the Twain fiat is this: she is going to stop singing in public. "I never burned to perform, and I don't care if I ever perform again," she says. "I have no need to do that...
...brisk morning last month, Booker Johnson stands before a row of newly renovated low-income homes in his neighborhood...
Some investors remain skeptical that Fiorina will be able to return HP to the brisk growth that it achieved in the 1990s, especially since her chief lieutenant, Capellas, has departed. Admired for his tech knowledge and ability to get chummy with chief information officers, Capellas has skills that were supposed to complement Fiorina's--a part of the pitch both executives made to persuade shareholders to vote for the merger...
...irony is that Kim achieved much by the standards of most presidencies. Yanking South Korea out of the Asian crisis in record time, he laid the foundations for a more trans-parent, competitive economy?and the brisk growth his country is enjoying today. Under his watch, South Korea became more democratic, wired and hip. The summer's World Cup showed Kool Korea's younger generation at its exuberant best. Kim himself was never cool?he looked a little silly trying to pass as a football fan with a starchy new baseball cap perched awkwardly on his head. But he enabled...