Word: spiking
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...Some called it the capitalist equivalent of sinking a 30-foot putt for a triple bogey, and merely shook their heads. But the same technical-minded folks who hate the sight of a downward staircase were feeling mighty good about the spike at the bottom of the three-day slide. To them, it looked like the sellers had gotten tired of selling, tired of assuming the worst about corporate earnings and capital investment, tired of worrying about how far consumer confidence will have fallen when the first post-disaster reports hit the Street. Tired of fear...
...less like a gladiator fight than a carnival. Before the match, two women on stilts with tennis-ball headware watched couples dance to blaring Elvis Presley right outside the main stadium. The Harlem Gospel Choir performed before Diana Ross sang God Bless America. Vanessa Williams, Rick Fox, Brandi and Spike Lee poured into the seats. There were certainly more black people in this tennis stadium than the last time sisters met for a majors final--in 1884, in pasty-white Victorian Wimbledon. It was appropriate that Arthur Ashe Stadium would be the site for the first duel between African Americans...
...that were cheaper than might have been expected. Well, the vacation is over. The dollar's value has been pounded by the euro and the Japanese yen. After showing signs of recovery earlier in the week, the dollar fell sharply against both currencies last Friday on concerns that a spike in the U.S. jobless rate may hurt consumer confidence. If the dollar's weakness continues, it will not only have an effect on your next trip, it could eventually hurt your portfolio...
...clock and getting dark. Soon Anthony will have to start laying down vocal tracks. His assistant reminds him that director Spike Lee wants to see him in a dress with his chest and legs shaved. Anthony explains that Lee offered him the part of Angel, a transvestite, in the movie version of Rent. Although Anthony would normally jump at such an opportunity, he will have to decline. He has little free time and prefers to spend it with his family. "I feel comfortable and blessed with who I am," he says. "I'm right where I need...
What ever happened to moody artists who believed in “artistic integrity”? In 1997, Rivers Cuomo told Alternative Press that he wasn’t eager to make anymore “gimmicky” videos because he thought that Spike Jonze’s “Buddy Holly’” video was responsible for Weezer’s rise to fame. Only one video was made for Pinkerton—a straightforward three-minute ordeal panning over the geek boys playing “El Scorcho...