Word: spikeness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...part, Wagoner seems to have lost some of his customary cockiness, sounding more defensive in public appearances. He's also driving on a narrow mountain road. Even a slight slowdown in the economy or a spike in gas prices could put him on the edge as he braces for union negotiations that may determine whether GM survives intact. If there's any solace for Wagoner, it's that he isn't the only car guy in the hot seat. Even Carlos Ghosn, chief of Nissan, the automotive turnaround story of the decade, is experiencing a sales slump, and the company...
...often multiplied on record by having him dupe his solos on a second track). First time around, hearing "Sherry," listeners may have thought it was a gag. Sometimes he used it for fun, in high-pitched baby talk, as George Rock's comic falsetto had for the vocal in Spike Jones' 1947 novelty hit "All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)." And the reading of "bay-yay-bee" in "Sherry," offers a few seconds of comedy-record crib noise...
...cannot compensate for his lackadaisical direction. As a result, the film plays like a series of music videos casually strung together by stuporous expository scenes. “Rent” unfortunately adds up to less than the sum of its parts, failing to fulfill its real potential. Spike Lee, Sam Mendes, and Baz Luhrmann were all rumored to be attached to the project at various times —one cannot help but wonder how these auteurs might have better delivered on the show’s promise.If Columbus’ film is your first exposure to the musical...
Greenspan believed targets would box him in. For example: if inflation markers were in place now, the Fed might be raising rates more quickly since hurricane damage on the Gulf Coast caused fuel prices to spike. Greenspan's approach allows him to factor in how long oil production may be curbed and what will happen when prices recede...
...music video to the list of art forms he has conquered.In the video for Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice,” the screen veteran sashays as if a Lord of the Dance title depended upon it. Helmed by big-shot director Spike Jonze, of “Being John Malkovich” fame, the video is a compendium of quintessential Walken moments, as the veteran actor glides, taps, leaps, and literally flies through the frame. The video opens up to a suit-clad Walken sitting alone in an empty hotel lobby. The music...