Word: charme
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Brooks, 29, a Brown graduate and Manhattan socialite with an easy, blue-blood version of Up with People charm, told me muse responsibility ranges wildly from house to house. I found that surprising for a job in which you get paid merely for existing. But musing can be anything from prancing around the studio, as Sofia Coppola does for Marc Jacobs, to what Brooks does for Tuleh designer Bryan Bradley, which includes giving her opinion on fabrics and designs--something that sounded suspiciously like work until I found out that Brooks draws little hearts next to the parts she likes...
...feedback overdrive, not seeming to realize how much the jarring noise detracted from the underlying musical textures. Fletcher’s dry, overwrought vocals provided more annoyance than thoughtful tenor. Nonetheless, thrashing energy from drummer Dave Hamelin and bassist Oliver Crowe, combined with Fletcher’s art-boy charm (moments of social awkwardness aside) redeemed the performance, at least partially...
...about the overly dramatic personal life of high-schooler Momo Adachi, seems a cut above with excellent art and slightly more mature themes. For younger readers, Miho Obana's "Kodocha: Sana's Stage" (TOKYOPOP) about a precocious child TV star with trouble at school, has a lot of comedic charm...
...create jobs. He is optimistic and straight talking. His background as a doctor makes him capable of looking for facts, diagnosing problems and prescribing solutions. He will serve as a President for all of us, not just a chosen few. Christy Day Amherst, U.S. Howard Dean lacks the folksy charm that attracts many Americans to President George W. Bush. If the Dems are looking for a clear alternative to Bush, is Dean the right guy? A question to ponder before voting this primary season: Is it more important to teach Bush and the Republicans a lesson or to elect someone...
...Weld's fate in that race also provides an object lesson for other opponents. The debates were that rare thing--two smart guys, quick on their feet, actually talking about the issues without so much as a moderator. Weld seemed to think he could win on charm; Kerry proved to be extremely deft about how he took his affable opponent down because anything too personal, too nasty could easily backfire. At one point Weld challenged Kerry for coddling criminals by producing the mother of a slain Springfield cop and asking him to "tell her why the life...