Word: smashingly
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What a difference a few years make. In the mid-1980s, a group of five "performers" attempted to do their best rendition of the Jackson Five's smash hit "Whatever you got, I want." But while the Jackson Five made a cameo on SNL during the seventies, this group, known as the "Keating Five" made a cameo in S&L--the savings and loan scandal. Yes, only about 10 years ago John McCain was brought before the Senate Disciplinary Committee for his role in the "Keating Five" scandal. McCain accepted about $112,000 from convicted white-collar felon Charles Keating...
Cornelia Parker is already a smash hit in her native Britain. Her current show at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston is the first real survey of her work in America, our first chance to take a good look...
...artists, oblivious to the age disparity, created an overall tremendous show. Admittedly, with seven big name performers, including Enrique Iglesias, Jewel and Smash Mouth, it would be hard to go wrong. Although each performer had only about half an hour to wow the crowd, most of them managed quite well. For most of the night, the energy was high and the crowd was on their feet...
...concert's final act, Smash Mouth, delivered perhaps the best performance of the night, taking the audience through at least eight numbers and making the dance floor jump. Lead singer Steve Harwell came off brash and animated, perhaps from the alcohol he admitted to imbibing backstage. But whatever he drank worked. The set flowed smoothly and the longer length of the band's performance allowed for a wide range in their repertoire, which included their own hits like "Then the Morning Comes" and "All Star" as well as covers of Van Halen's "Runnin' With the Devil" and House...