Word: songfulness
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...crew members. "Our competitors are giving us a lot more respect than they would have done a year ago." The South Africans know they are loved for being different. While the other boats are sheathed in corporate logos, the sleek black hull of Shosholoza - named after an old work song from the mines - is emblazoned with bright African motifs. Nearly one-third of the sailors are nonwhite. "We want to show that South Africa is a country that can conceive of the construction of a racing machine," says Salvatore Sarno, the businessman who mounted Shosholoza's challenge...
This Norwegian girl with a guitar has a whiff of the coffeehouse about her, but it's a good coffeehouse. Her depressing songs are monumentally mordant (many are about breakups, one's about death), but she also flashes a sense of humor ("My friend, you left me in the end/ I can't believe I'm writing a song where friend rhymes with end") and really comes out of her shell on Song No. 6, a sweet, stomping duet with fellow melancholic Ron Sexsmith. Most compelling of all is her voice--a mix of Bjork's unpredictability and Joni Mitchell...
Girls love a guy with confidence. When around them it’s essential to do everything you can to maintain a calm and collected façade, even if inside, your heart is pounding out a drumbeat worthy of a Bruce Springsteen song. Talk about the positive aspects of your life, like how your razor now has five blades, but make sure that you don’t spend too much time talking about your own interests. For example, girls hate it when guys start talking about professional sports because they don’t understand how anyone could...
...complex. (A gag gift someone gave his team, he says.) On the website for his radio show ("The Power of FOX. The Connections of Snow"), the "By Popular Demand" section has a link labeled "Tony Sings! Listen to Tony's, um, unique rendition of the Spongebob Squarepants theme song...
...That Kinda Girl” by Jojo “I don’t know why it is on my iTunes. It might have been one of those songs that is catchy for about five minutes—then once you put it in your iTunes, update your iPod and run to class, you forget that it is there.” 4. “Take Me As I Am” by Wyclef “It is not the most influential song, but its message is greatly appreciated. Especially at Harvard, where perfection is not just...