Word: sylvia
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...Howls, raps and roars for Cerys (KER-ruhs) Matthews. The voice that leads Brit band Catatonia can be aptly described as Sylvia Plath on stiletto heels-part suicidal poet, part femme fatale. In any given moment her tone is lacerating, yet as diffuse as air breathed through reeds. An eclectic mixture of Beth Gibbons, Lucinda Williams, Julee Cruise and Fiona Apple, Matthews' voice is even more accomplished than the timbres of any of that quartet. Hers is a voice laden with overtones, complexity and luminosity, multi-faceted at times to the point of schizophrenia...
...talking Sylvia Plath stuff, just some emotional hiccups as Stefani confronted motherhood pangs, loneliness (her boyfriend, Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale, lives in London) and turning 30. When she emerged from the fog, two things were clear. The hyperactive ball of energy that sang Just a Girl was now, she says, "like, a woman." Also, No Doubt needed to grow up. "I think we all knew it," says Dumont. "We got together and decided that rather than repeat Tragic Kingdom, we should have a goal--to improve as songwriters. To stretch...
According to administrative assistant Sylvia Baldwin, the famous economist had a valve replacement and seems to be in good condition. The nonagenarian recently fell, which has prolonged his recovery, but all signs point to a successful surgery...
...world beyond that of the traditional Jewish one--older son Van is seduced by the WASPish world of white bread neighbourhoods, frat boys and beautiful blond girls, and falls in love with stunner Dubbie (played by model Carolyn Murphy); Ben finds himself drawn to a black girl, Sylvia (Rebekah Johnson). A quiet rebellion thus results in the movie as the two boys get closer and closer to girls that are disapproved of by their family, and start moving into their worlds...