Word: charisma
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...someone you didn't like, just because you felt you should support their talent? The voting on Idol, says Fuller, represents "people power," just as record-buying does. "A lot of music purists don't understand that," he says. "The biggest stars are not always the best. Elvis had charisma. He was a good singer, but not the best ever...
...well he should be. Despite the syrupy sentimentality of the source material, the film is surprisingly moving, thanks also to powerful performances by the leads. James Garner’s charisma alone is enough to carry the film, but the real surprise is Rachel McAdams (Allie), who portrays her tortured character with touching vulnerability and realism. Unfortunately, Ryan Gosling (Noah) seems uncomfortable and out-of-place, phoning in a wooden and unsympathetic performance that threatens at times to capsize the movie. The expectation-defying conclusion of the film is delivered with a satisfying visceral punch, however, and is definitely worth...
Standing still just wasn't something he did. People talk about Tillman's charisma and his instantly authoritative manner. In 1995 Mike McBride was still new to his job as an academic counselor in ASU's athletic department when Tillman, a shaggy-haired freshman, first walked into his office to ask him how many classroom hours he would need to graduate. When McBride told him, Tillman shot back that it was McBride's job to make sure he didn't do any more or any less. "I had a weird reaction," says McBride. "I almost said, 'Yes, sir'--except...
...limited to a few weeks face-to-face while in Israel attending a conference about terrorism—was extremely cordial. (One of them attempted to trace the precise footsteps of Jesus and a handful of saints. The other attempted to win me over, with grace and charisma, to evangelical Protestantism.) They were both homeschooled, as is a good majority of PHC’s student body, but were surprisingly worldly. Beyond that, they seemed as competent as a typical Harvard student and lacked the smarminess that sometimes comes along with a crimson pedigree...
...faith can learn from. And he has shown that globalism can be a way of taking seriously the idea that all of us are one another's neighbors and that Tibet--and China--are part of our responsibility, as we are of theirs. Long after his instant charisma is forgotten, he will be remembered as one who ensured a safe future for his culture outside Tibet and gave the rest of us an alternative home in what was once a very distant set of beliefs. --By PICO IYER, author of Sun After Dark