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SEOUL, South Korea: Desperate to resuscitate his standing with the South Korean people, President Kim Young-sam Tuesday gave a nationally televised apology for the scandal that has driven his approval ratings below 20 percent. Speaking on the fourth anniversary of his inauguration, a somber Kim said he was "extremely sad, grim and sorry" over aides' involvement in the bribery scandal. Kim also banished his son, 38-year-old Kim Hyun-chul. "What troubles me is that the name of one of my sons is talked about in connection with this case," Kim said. "As other fathers in this world...
...ebullient pols like Landrieu's own father Moon, both candidates bring an unaccustomed sobriety to the campaign trail. Landrieu projects brisk efficiency even when backing up a zydeco band on the washboard, and Jenkins recently cast a pall over a good-time crowd at a rice festival with somber remarks about abortion and taxes. Perhaps because of their trouble connecting viscerally with voters, each risks being defined by the other's negative campaign. Jenkins has accused Landrieu of mismanaging public funds, and labeled her out of step with state voters for taking money from a gay political-action committee. Landrieu...
...chip age, it is hard to understand how John Woo has found a place on prime-time network television. As you may already know if you are on the cutting edge of moviegoing, Woo is one of the pre-eminent auteurs of Hong Kong filmmaking, a master of somber, lyrical and unrelentingly bloody action films. He had his first U.S. hit earlier this year with Broken Arrow, and breaks new American ground this month with his first-ever made-for-TV movie, John Woo's Once a Thief (Fox, Sept...
...should be fair warning to say that Nearly God is an acquired taste. Tricky isn't the most cheerful of musicians. One of the album's best tracks, the somber and deeply funky love ballad "Poems" won't necessarily put the listener in the mood: This is the kind of make-out music designed to depress Peter Murphy fans. But Nearly God's ambition, the stark beauty of its musical landscapes and its willingness to explore the complex motives behind what we call love are just compensation. The album is a brilliant antidote to the makeshift angst of Jewel...
Nadia Comaneci dominated the Montreal Olympic Games with her uncanny gymnastic poise: "Comaneci is an extraordinarily somber child...While waiting to take her daily medical checkup one morning, she watched Olympic swimming heats on TV, her dark, unblinking eyes fixed on the action...and her body perfectly still. The same, somewhat unsettling demeanor marked her press conferences. At times she would walk about holding tight to a large doll. Asked how she felt about becoming the focus of world adulation, she deadpanned: 'It's nothing special. I feel just the same as before.' Did she ever think she might...