Word: sharpness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...secret of his longevity rests in his musical roots. He cut his teeth in the early 1980s, when rap was still largely playful entertainment--an intricate mix of bare rhythms, verbal acrobatics and sharp humor. As rap's agenda grew more urgent--the thundering political nationalism of Public Enemy, the corrosive social critiques of gangsta rappers like N.W.A.--LL continued to build his career on the genre's original foundations. The approach worked. Since his first record, I Need A Beat, appeared in 1984, five of his subsequent seven albums have gone platinum...
Stocks started the day lower as another sharp sell-off in Hong Kong triggered another wave of selling in financial markets around the globe, but the selling didn't pick up steam in the United States until yesterday afternoon. The Dow, for example, was down just 115 points at midday. midday...
...even Mother Nature could rattle the Crimson (5-4-3, 2-1-2 Ivy) as Harvard continued its streak of sharp play. Harvard is unbeaten in its last four games, including a tie against No. 23 Cornell in Ithaca...
...exist five years ago, and who could well have a new owner and manager next year, have won the World Series. What the Fish lack in traditional baseball values (such as a real stadium, a minor league system, and a dedicated fan base) they made up for with their sharp play in during the series, especially a superb 3-2, 11-inning win in Game 7. Top of the World, Florida ? at least for this year...
Reagan Messer, as Tybalt, skillfully portrays the dark vengefulness of the character through sharp jumps and cold, forbidding demeanour. A frigid, severe expression and haughtily up-tilted nose make soloist Nadia Thompson a perfect Lady Capulet, though there is no conceivable reason why her character should be on pointe. Oddly enough, Pelzig throws in a hint of incest between Tybalt and Lady Capulet--maybe it's just the acting, but they certainly seem a little too uncomfortably close throughout the ballet...