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...Thaksin is an effortless campaigner, his languorous walk, the gradual coming together of his palms in a Buddhist greeting, the soft grip of his handshake, all his movements coalesce to communicate equilibrium, an almost soothing presence. On any street, in any temple, at any doorway, he is the calm center of the media storm that follows him everywhere. He is the first Thai politician to exploit the mass media of TV and the Internet, to understand that a good sound bite on the tube is worth much more than making his point in a sit-down meeting with...
...especially loves, however, more than food or the memory of food--and perhaps even more than people, at least from the pictorial point of view--is craft. He is a terrific craftsman. Whatever he asks paint to do, it will (almost invariably) do, and come up smiling and looking effortless after it's done. With a very few exceptions, every picture in this show displays a sort of seraphic ease with itself, an unfussed wholeness. The surface is dense, creamy and unctuous, yet it never looks dragged or displays the laborious appearance of palette-knife work. It is painted...
...movie star." There are no graduate courses in the subject. The title is a gift from a public that has decided, as if ignited by mass lust, that you are the hottie du jour. That's the easy part. The hard part is maintaining an effortless allure through the rumbles of inane projects and the hiccups of popular taste...
...Dangerous: The Prequel, even though she came with none of what he calls "that big star shit." He concludes: "She's the only actress I'd pay money to go and watch in Hong Kong." Mainland Chinese actor Geng Le, who worked with her in Beijing Rocks, calls her "effortless," which he clearly means as a compliment. Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung bursts with praise. "She told me she wants to give up acting," Cheung says. "I keep telling her she should do less, but that she must not give up. It would be criminal. She could go very much...
...FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for—a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A’s. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in the top, “Illustrate;” “Be specific;” etc.? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there...