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...glamour of menace to his mystique. No question that this hard-driving entrepreneur has an intimidating manner and visage ("He looks like his head is meant only to cover his brain," says one former Fox executive). But he $ wouldn't have succeeded just by being a slick shark among the entertainment industry's countless barracudas. He made his reputation by making movies and TV shows, by making things happen, by making money for men with more money...
...other tracks, the Beasties branch out from rap. There are several slick, funk-inspired instrumentals (Ricky's Theme, Transitions), and a couple of stale punk-influenced songs (Tough Guy, Heart Attack Man). There's also the hovering sense that there are about a zillion bands on the planet that are better at funk and punk than the Beastie Boys. One of those groups is Soul Asylum...
...good thing that the U.S. team includes a cast of caricatures, I mean characters, who are a publicist's dream. From Alexi Lalas, whose face could launch a thousand insane asylums, to slick Tony Meola, who wants to be an actor in his next career, the team is ripe for fan interest. They're not particularly fast, or experienced or graceful, but they have performed credibly so far. It goes without saying that they've also made it into their share of promotional campaigns. It's fitting that these athletes, who have devoted as much of their lives to sport...
...region's steep, ragged terrain and exceptionally wet, sweltering weather conditions. The mountainous spine that divides Vietnam and Laos traps moisture evaporated from the South China Sea, creating an unusually stable but inhospitable climate. Incessant rains during the rainy season and dripping fogs during the dry season nurture a slick algae that add a treacherous coating to rocks and other surfaces. That may explain why the Vu Quang ox evolved narrow, two-toed hooves with a concave area on the bottom that could give the animal a better grip on the terrain...
What distinguishes Coke's campaign is that few of the global companies pursuing teenagers these days have been so elaborately slick in inventing ways to be unslick. Few, in other words, have gone to such great lengths to convince teens that the corporate voice is sincere. "You have to first and foremost acknowledge that you are marketing," says Brian Lanahan, manager of special projects for Coke's marketing division. Today's teens are "very versed in participating in the commercial world," he adds. "Probably their main area of power is as a consumer...