Word: joyful
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...final reason the movie musical is dormant. The form is about transcending speech with song, allowing the soul to soar; and rapture is out of fashion in pop culture. With its image of lovers perched on a cloud under a smiling moon, Moulin Rouge can rekindle that joy. The film dances; the heart sings...
Gozo Poderoso (Powerful Joy) digs deep into Colombian traditions. The gently melodic songs are marinated in regional rhythms, including cumbia (a hot, syncopated dance music) and vallenato (a sweet, accordion-led genre). There are also futuristic flourishes: electronic beats, turntable scratching and tape loops. Luz Azul (Blue Light) is a song of hope directed at Colombians: "Let the emotion of the music penetrate you/Let the discord slide past you." Another track, Fantasia, is more overtly political, comparing American international influence to the tyranny of the Roman empire. But some of the best numbers are unabashed, almost old-fashioned, love songs...
...Joy B. Fairfield...
...first-year-Faculty dinner in Annenberg. Excited first-years asked their favorite teaching fellows and professors to join them for a bit of the Berg’s famous fare. Inevitably, a few were turned down, but the dining hall still reached fire-hazard capacity. It was a joy to see Annenberg full of so many young and old smiling faces. Similar student-faculty dinners are held on a biannual basis in the houses...
...Burton Jablin admits it's all a bit far removed from the sawdusty realm of Bob Vila. But the shows have helped fast-growing HGTV expand beyond its swatch-wielding base. "It's informational voyeurism," Jablin says, maintaining that the average homesteader can still take away useful tips from Joy Philbin interviewing Ivana Trump in her "cozy," 10,000-sq.-ft. Palm Beach house on At Home with... ("Set yourself a budget!" Ivana advises.) "Though," he adds, "certainly people also watch for the catty appeal of saying, 'Eh, she bought that?'" Ivana's Transylvanian-castle foyer, complete with an actual...