Word: charisma
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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According to the advisory group’s report, undergraduates wanted “a new president with similar ideas and agency to [former] President Summers, but with only a slightly more developed sense of charisma and persuasiveness...
...until he realizes that these kids can't be impressed by people they're too young to have heard of. To the pretty, troubled Ferlito, Mike gruffly coos, "There are few things as fetching as a bruised ego on a beautiful angel." The movie's one moment of unforced charisma comes when Russell catches the camera watching him, and smiles. The viewer just naturally smiles back. Why would these women be inching away from Mike? Because he's a motorpsycho killer in an imperishable death...
...successful candidates raise more money than their competitors, but most donors only want to give to a winning candidate, and therefore the fundraising disparity could simply reflect donors’ risk-aversion. It is a chicken or egg question: The same qualities that lead to electoral success—charisma, policies, and experience—also lead to increased donations, so it isn’t clear whether candidates win because they get more money, or vice-versa...
...full-on dance single that is “Dashboard.” Which makes sense: if it worked well before, it’ll work better louder, longer, and faster. For the most part, Brock is right on target. His once-alienated snarl now drips with charisma, accompanied by the kind of thunderous, propulsive drumming that bullies wallflowers into action. The entire endeavor seems to be on the verge of losing control even with Johnny Marr’s coolheaded guitar-playing; the veteran Smiths guitarist may have been around the block once or twice, but this is still...
...four minutes. Next, we see Wolf slouching along, creating weird body shapes with his limp form. On the other hand, adorable Björk charmed, unabashedly leaping about while wearing a dress like a lampshade. Lesson Two: hey there, rock star, kill your self-consciousness before it kills your charisma! Overall, Wolf’s video is badly timed, poorly conceived, and tiredly executed. Instead of Björk’s lighthearted jumping on cars, dancing with a mailbox, and flying through the air, we get Wolf reviving a dead motorcyclist, wearing a leopard print hoodie (or oversized potato...