Word: slicks
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...about in an interesting or in-depth way. Go ahead and reread my paragraph elucidating the meaning of these objects—I’m sure you’ll notice (if you didn’t already on your first pass) that my descriptions are a both slick and insubstantial. I freely admit to my own shortcomings, but I also assure you that most other writing about this art is as bad or worse. I found the small catalog booklet published to accompany the exhibition almost unreadable; the talk of the “sad poetry?...
...reverb and tremolo. “Hex” has more of an old-time high lonesome country groove thanks largely to the dobro playing but also to the acoustic guitar strumming that complements Case’s slightly sweetened vocal stylings. Finally, Case delivers a tremendous Grace Slick impression on “Blacklisted,” a dire-sounding mid-tempo piece...
...Slick Shades...
Jonathan Nossiter says he never wanted to make a film about wine. The American filmmaker and sommelier thought it would be too hard to avoid the snob image that his favorite beverage often evokes. A slick portrait of oenophiles spouting pretentious adjectives as they decant a product the audience can only enjoy vicariously? No thanks. "That would have been worse than the cheesiest porn film," he says. Luckily, Nossiter, 43, overcame his reluctance. Mondovino, his documentary about globalization's impact on the winemaking business, is a quirky, subversive defense of Terroir: the idea that every wine ought...
...addition, we must ask to what extent responses were inflated as a direct result of HUDS’ slick public relations campaign. There is no question that HUDS has been on a crusade lately to bombard students with advertisements of improvements and extras, attempting to overshadow the more unsavory truth that they have been increasingly burdened with budgetary constraints. While we’re generally in favor of spicing up menus with seasonal snacks, the over-promotion of seasonal menus and themes seems stale in the face of continued cutbacks. After the barrage of HUDS’ public relations binge...