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...acting in America, inheritor of the Group Theater tradition (where in the 1930s Strasberg first came to controversial prominence). They had long needed a star to lead their revolution--against the well-spoken, emotionally disconnected acting style that had long prevailed on stage and film, indeed against the whole slick, corrupt Broadway-Hollywood way of doing show business...
...Dorado Resort and Spa, a section of which is reserved for nude vacationers). Or how about nude Mediterranean cruises, Jamaican weddings or?for the more daring? piranha-fishing expeditions in the Amazon? Spartan, old-style nudist colonies are on the decline, replaced by holiday options every bit as slick as those available to clothed travelers...
...when he broke out of the race-music ghetto into the rock mainstream, Charles always seemed older. He came to fame grown-up. The hillbilly contingent of proto-rock - Elvis and Carl Perkins and Gene Vincent and Buddy Holly, all long gone - seemed like slick teenagers busting with musical testosterone. They sang with green urgency about what they wanted to do. Charles sang about what he?d been through. His music, songs, voice spoke of pain and resilience, longing and ecstasy, with the authentic authority of a survivor...
Despite a last-second goal by sophomore midfielder Jen McDavitt, the streak ultimately claimed victim No. 30. For the Crimson, McDavitt’s slick tally was too little, too late in the 3-2 loss. It was game over—and, as the team would find out weeks later, season over...
...late for Tony consideration. Who's doing their scheduling? Donald Margulies' 1992 play concerns a world-famous painter who pays a visit to an ex-girlfriend (Linney) now living in the English boondocks with her archeologist husband. Margulies' work (Dinner With Friends, Collected Stories) has always struck me as slick but rather pat. This play, however, has all sorts of intriguing tendrils, as relationships and backstory are unraveled slowly, in teasing scenes that jump back and forth in time. The cast of four is excellent, but Linney is a revelation. She's been a charmer in movies like Love Actually...