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...arena - and even if you didn't understand short track - it was evident in the last lap: Ohno had the legs and smarts to beat that guy, and that guy blocked him. Whatever technical term was applied, was applied well and fairly. Ohno, as savvy as he is slick, had that race won before the home turn. That he won it ultimately is only justice...
...assistant whose eyes dart in confusion, not sure what to make of his boss’s impulsive streak. In unison, we agree. We’re whisked out and down the steps with the Jackson entourage. As we’re guided to a slick new silver Benz left idling by the church’s curb, we discover that Jesse shares our optimistic view of traffic police generosity...
...denying America a bit of closure over the September 11 attacks. And while Mullah Omar's capture may be of limited military and political significance, it remains an almost embarrassing failure given the priority it has been accorded. After all, the one-eyed "commander of the faithful" is no slick cosmopolitan terrorist trained in the dark arts of conspiracy. He's simply a deluded peasant mystic who, having lost the key pillars of his power - military support from Pakistan and al Qaeda, and financial support from Saudi Arabia - has simply headed for the hills in his Pashtun heartland. The fact...
...more soul than he has been able to muster for some time, Jagger, one of rock's most distinctive vocalists, is settling into a bland rut on Goddess in the Doorway (Virgin). From the anthemic Joy to the discolike Everybody Getting High, the music is generally as soft and slick as last month's pumpkin pie, with Jagger's long-suffering voice, which still has a lot of charm, blanketed in 21st century synthesized beats and airy piano lines supplied in part by au courant collaborators like Wyclef Jean. The strongest feeling it drives home is that old guys...
...unheard-of span of time for a hip-hop group to stay popular, and the reasons De La Soul has carried it off are loud and clear on its sixth album. The lyrics are funny but humane, the beats fresh and surprising. The high point comes when Slick Rick, one of rap's best dirty storytellers, weds his sleaze appeal to the group's nerdy humor and stuffs a Ben Stiller movie's worth of innuendo into a 5-min. track. The crackling originality that producer Prince Paul brought to the group's early work is sorely missed...