Word: personae
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Bonds, on the other hand, suffers the rap as the dark star of baseball's universe, a sullen, selfish man unloved by his teammates. Unlike Ruth, he has no adoring press and has never tried to craft a nice-guy public persona the way media masters like Michael Jordan have done. Bonds' dyspeptic relationship with reporters--he doesn't trust them, fancy that--has sent them digging for dirt...
...singer is so tortured that by the end, his meeting with a stone-faced organ grinder does not have nearly the chilling impact that it should. And while this work is all about excessive emotions, an excessive display can hurt its credibility. Van Dam never overplayed the Werther-like persona of the narrator. He avoided the indulgent self-pity that lends itself easily to the work. The cycle as a whole, while overwhelmingly dark, has moments of repose, fragmentary glimpses of life that end as soon as they begin...
...earned nearly $400 million since 1998 and have made him an idol of teenage boys, a cult figure on college campuses and a punch line for dismissive film critics. Punch-Drunk Love--for which Anderson received a best-director award at Cannes--is making the dumb-and-dumber Sandler persona seem smart and smarter...
...last month, the Bush White House has made two subtle attempts to fight off Bush’s uncivilized persona, though they have not attracted much attention. In his speech before the UN on Sept. 12, Bush slipped in a three-dozen word announcement that the United States will be re-entering the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO). The purpose of UNESCO, according to its constitution, is to build educational and cultural bonds between nations. Much of its work is in promoting literacy and education within its member countries, but UNESCO also facilitates technological exchanges. These exchanges...
...ARRESTED. SALMAN KHAN, 36, Bollywood film star known for his ripped physique and surly public persona; in connection with a hit-and-run SUV accident last month that killed a bakery worker sleeping on a sidewalk; in Bombay. Khan was originally charged with "rash and negligent driving" and released on $20 bail, but after a public outcry over his light treatment he was rearrested on the more serious charge of "culpable homicide...