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Thomas Friedman can be hard to take. Readers of his foreign-affairs column in the New York Times have come to tolerate Friedman's annoyingly omniscient, conspicuously corny style because of his flair for addressing dizzying global conundrums with common sense. But Friedman's bravado has been sapped by Iraq: his attempts to distance himself from the Bush Administration's handling of a war he supported has forced him into some painful intellectual contortions...
Radha Mitchell is a bright spot in the film, but it’s unclear whether she shines because of natural flair or because her part is the only one with enough depth for credibility...
...Kids think it's something like rugby at first. Then they ask me, 'Why do you kick the ball so much? Why do you have to bounce the ball?' " says Hlomela, taking a break from the Saints training session. "But there's plenty of talent out there - kids with flair and speed. We just need to get them exposed to the game at an early age. Once they have Aussie Rules players as heroes, we'll have them for good...
...attempt to attract more readers in an age when reading has become passé, the Associated Press (AP) is endeavoring to spice up its writing with a little more artistic flair. The media organization recently announced that it will begin providing its 1,700 members with two versions of the same news story lead: one “traditional” and one “optional.” The latter alternative will be designed for those newspapers wanting to offer readers “something fresh so they will want to pick up the newspaper and read...
...short on melodrama. (It hadn't.) But on Thursday, when he finally appeared in Santa Barbara County Superior Court after the judge in his child-molestation case threatened to revoke his $3 million bail, the deposed King of Pop displayed his usual showmanship, even if not his usual sartorial flair...