Word: charming
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There is something like ashy molasses in Ray Charles’ voice: dripping syrupy sweet with southern charm yet charged with gritty, unhewn candor, it resonates with a sense of immediacy and emotional clarity that is nothing short of divine. And yet somehow, even after seventeen tedious years of development, Ray, based on Charles’ life, does not muster any semblance of the splendor within his music. The film lacks emotional attachment on any level and fails in every way as a meaningful addition to his life and legacy. With a mix of deceitful, manipulative Hollywood story telling techniques...
Slight in stature but blessed with the sweetest of moves, The Guy Who Can Swing Dance turns on the charm. The ladies love him. Damn him! Not one of his steps is out of step, and the whole room knows it. He floats around the dance floor with partner in tow like a sexual butterfly. There he is, spinning and winning all the girls. I would kick his ass if it wasn’t for the huge man-crush I have at the moment. I watch The Guy Who Can Swing Dance and wish I had chosen...
...where the media had no freedom or were heavily regulated-and, until the late 1980s, that was the case in most of Asia. The Review had a discernibly expat, Hong Kong-centric perspective-Southeast Asia always seemed more important than Japan, the region's economic engine-but there was charm in that, too. "Travellers' Tales," a column poking fun at bad use of English in Asia, remained one of the magazine's most popular features, even when Asian readers far outnumbered expatriates. In 1997, the Review snared one of the biggest scoops ever in Asia: an interview with...
There was something like ashy molasses in Ray Charles’ voice: dripping syrupy sweet with southern charm yet charged with gritty, unhewn candor, it resonated with a sense of immediacy and emotional clarity that was nothing short of divine...
...fast food is not the only attraction of Loker Grill’s late night scene: pool tables and an old-fashioned jukebox add to the charm. Students will also be able to rent out the grill for nighttime music performances, HUDS server Ron Hunt says. He also approves of the grill’s soundtrack, saying there is “a nice variety, a little something for everyone...