Word: jazze
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...JACK KEROUAC was as pragmatic, as structured, as hopelessly square as everyone else in the Eisenhower '50s? In the latest issue of the Atlantic Monthly, historian Douglas Brinkley deflates the myth that Kerouac pounded out On the Road in a three-week burst of manic energy sustained by jazz and Benzedrine. After sifting through documents to which he was recently granted access by Kerouac's estate, Brinkley reveals that the author, who died in 1969, actually planned, plotted and outlined his homage to nomadic nonconformity well before writing the novel's final draft in 1951. Kerouac said he wanted...
Oookay. But should the people who jazz up the evening news with sappy music and breathless JonBenet updates moan that Stone is crashing their party? After years of pelting the wall between news and entertainment, they shouldn't be so shocked that Stone, one of America's best entertainers, would help push the wall over...
Gillette wants to jazz up your daily routine with its new $5 Oral-B CrossAction, the most expensive mass-market toothbrush ever sold. Gillette claims the brush removes 25% more plaque than its leading competitor with angled bristles that penetrate deeper between teeth and a PowerTip to reach back teeth. The thick, rubberized handle may be easier to hold, but it's too wide for most toothbrush holders. Due out in early...
...almost tempted to swoon vicariously through the dancers as they linked arms and flirtatiously strode side-by side to the lyrics of "Embracable You" and "That Certain Feeling." Levy's piece, although set to classic show tunes, was far from a run-of-the-mill combo of mechanical jazz choreography. On the contrary, the number surprised the audience with interesting twists and turns, dips and swivels, in an unforgettably light-hearted performance. From Perrot to Gershwin, the three diametrically opposed numbers carried the audience members through a wide array of musical and dance genres...
...cosmetically and intellectually refreshing. Of course, Moliere's tale of the struggle between honesty and courtesy would be poignant in any age. Setting Moliere in the Roaring Twenties, though, works particularly well, since the excesses of 17th century Parisian society translate rather easily to the freewheeling atmosphere of the Jazz...