Word: sketching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cuts on the album showcased Deal's song writing talent more than the show: studio technology enables Deal to sing her own harmonies, and Todd Mund effectively uses studio guitar tricks to create a colorful portrait of sound. Deal's songs often have the character of a musical sketch rather than the typical plot of verse-chorus-verse, and studio effects enhance her ability to create the haunting atmosphere that she does on tracks like "Box." A swirling guitar echoes distantly in the background while the bass and another guitar play a repeated two chord motif. The drums play...
Behind the heavy wooden furniture and between the shelves stacked with law books in the office of Alex Hunter, district attorney of Boulder, Colo., there are three familiar images: a bust of Abraham Lincoln, a sketch of John F. Kennedy--and a photograph of JonBenet Ramsey...
Open up the case, and you'll notice a responsive, comfortable keyboard perfect for typing notes in class or short papers. Need to add a drawing or sketch to your word processing document? No problem: just pick up the built-in pen and draw it directly on the screen...
Vibe, named after the magazine founded by Quincy Jones, one of the show's producers, stars stand-up comedian Chris Spencer; Keenen is fronted by the creator of the sketch-comedy show In Living Color. Both hosts are black; both sit on an easy chair with a coffee table in front of them when they interview guests. Meanwhile, David Letterman has a desk. Jay Leno has a desk. Conan O'Brien has a desk. All three are white. With its monologue, its band, its celebrity entrances, the late-night show is highly ritualized, so this variation in iconography is surely...
...Whitney Houston can do it, why can't MARIAH CAREY? The diva of deep record sales is dipping her toes into the waters of acting. The video for her new song, Honey, which debuts this week, opens with a comedy sketch, after which she scampers around like a Bond girl (read: lots of changes into different, but equally skimpy, outfits). She's also in discussions about doing a movie. "It's a great way to release different creative energy," Carey says of acting. Her music is also changing--away from touchy-feely ballads to more collaborations with hip-hop artists...