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...Rico” initiative, showed commercials that the island’s government had produced in the 1990s to attract American tourists. The clips used slogans such as “Puerto Rico USA” and “Explore Beyond the Shore.” Another featured pop artist Ricky Martin, encouraging tourists to visit his native land. After showing the clips, Espada argued that in the face of greater competition, the island needed a distinctive brand to attract American tourists. “In order to brand we have to put our hearts in order...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Forum Plans for Island’s Future | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

...Call the second DH category "the tweeners." Chicago's Jim Thome, Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees and Gary Sheffield of the Detroit Tigers are former position players in between the prime and swan song stages of their careers. But they still have plenty of pop. Thome, for example, belted 42 home runs last year, and Giambi's .413 on-base percentage was tied for sixth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Breakout Season for the DH | 4/22/2007 | See Source »

...going for it. Brought to you by the producers behind Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, Green Day, and My Chemical Romance, the album has all the behind-the-scenes muscle to make it exactly what it endeavors to be: fun. However, the brand-name brains settled for a spotty pop mixture based on the sounds of their former clients, and “Damn Thing” retains little of what used to be amusing about Lavigne’s music. The up-tempo punk-pop tunes that put Lavigne on the map seem to have devolved–something one would...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Avril Lavigne | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...pieces that the students enjoy performing the most are modern, jazz, hip-hop, or pop inspired, so we always have a lot of requests to do this,” Luo says. “But it’s always part of our core mission to keep alive the tradition of the ethnic dances.” [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: East is East, West Is West; Twain Meet | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

...settle for just one superstar when you can have two? That’s the philosophy behind Beyoncé’s latest video, “Beautiful Liar,” a collaboration with Columbian pop queen Shakira. Beyoncé is turning out hits like a well-oiled machine these days—just look at the recent ubiquity of “Irreplaceable” and “Upgrade U.” But her partnership with Shakira is double the pleasure and double the fun. Although the video starts out slow, the later shots with...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Beyoncé and Shakira | 4/20/2007 | See Source »

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