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...liked Hals' vulgarity and reflected it in his portraits, one of the most spectacular of which is in this show--Salome, 1909, a portrait of a dancer known as Mademoiselle Voclezca. Her long leg, thrust out with strutting sexual arrogance and glinting through the overbrushed black veil, had more oomph than a thousand of the virginal Muses and personifications of Columbia painted by academics like Kenyon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ART: THE EPIC OF THE CITY | 2/19/1996 | See Source »

...Dole too old for the Job?'' Nonsense. He has the experience to give him wisdom and the vitality to give him oomph. He's exactly what we need. America has changed in the past 60 years; in terms of medical progress there has been great success. Today the proper time to retire and the age at which Social Security benefits should become available is not 65 but 80. LOUIS R. WARD Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Aug. 21, 1995 | 8/21/1995 | See Source »

...while-the religious right is moving toward center stage in American secular life. Henceforth, Reed told Time, "issues are going to have a moral quotient." The Christian Coalition, says Arthur Kropp of People for the American Way, "won't be content to be background music." They will want the oomph of the big band. And a choirboy will lead them. --With reporting by Laurence I. Barrett, traveling with Ralph Reed, and Richard N. Ostling/New York

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO RALPH REED | 5/15/1995 | See Source »

...anyone seeking an excursion into early "classical jazz", this disc may merit a side trip. Chailly's direction is faultless but for a few absences of "oomph." However, concentrated study may best be confined to those who felt the influences most at home--Copland, Gould and, later, Bernstein make excellent examples...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Shostakovich's Jazz Stands in a Genre of Its Own | 8/19/1994 | See Source »

Musically, this is simple but very effective instrumentation. Moxy Fruvous' talent lies in its swelling voices, reminiscent of Jellyfish. The acoustic guitar playing is very tasteful, and the percussion adds an oomph to the faster tunes without destroying the acoustic feel. They even treat listeners to an accordion solo on the tune...

Author: By James B. Loeffler, | Title: Moxy by the peck | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

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