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...producer met him for the first time, she thought he was "ugly" and "couldn't act." His image consultant now says Jaa is "uncool" and is urging him to get a new haircut. His English teacher despairs that two years of lessons have yielded little more than a rudimentary grasp of the language. Listen to his minders long enough, and you may start doubting the buzz that Jaa is Southeast Asia's long-overdue answer to Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan...
...superb. My only frustration was that the bond between Joan and Todd never fully cements. His boyish earnestness in the face of injustice and her detached naiveté of the happenings in the world make an odd match. The fact that they later marry is a little hard to grasp...
...Listening,” it does little to contribute to the album’s lyrical drive and at the same time repels listeners who may want to escape from the ear-splitting and ineffective shrieking. It’s a challenge to grasp the “movement and momentum” of an album when shielding one’s ears from the dissonant ruckus of songs like “I’m a Fake” and “Let It Bleed...
...What? What are you talking about?” they said, with the easy superiority of those who have both new t-shirts and a grasp of basic concepts in government...
...LIVE IN CALIFORNIA, AND I'M TIRED OF paying high taxes only to see our freeways jammed and our school systems and hospitals overburdened [Sept. 20]. Is it going to take another 9/11 before politicians grasp how easy it is for evildoers to cross from Mexico into the U.S.? Something needs to be done, and fast...