Word: upbeat
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...With a title that paid homage to the NBC television “Must See TV” campaign, “Primetime: Must-See T.V. Meets Can’t-Miss Choreography” showcased the Mainly Jazz Dance Company and TAPS in an upbeat program featuring dance pieces set mostly to T.V. show theme songs. The inventive concept was fitting for a show that seemed to reflect the contents of current T.V. program line-ups, consisting of a few very well-done performances and many mediocre ones. Although the program seemed to place equal weight on both dance...
...remix of all of Beck’s “Midnite Vultures”-era whisper-funk.“Guerolito” isn’t a bad listen, per se. Most of the vocal tracks remain untouched, the downbeat songs are still downbeat, and the upbeat songs are still upbeat. If you want to have some weird fever-dream version of “Guero” to listen to, put the disc on. Otherwise, let’s leave the cut-and-paste reinvention to its mainstream master, Beck Hansen.—Staff writer...
OPTIMISM, BUT OLD DIVISIONS REMAIN Iraqi public opinion is remarkably upbeat, but behind the numbers are the ethnic rivalries that have long split the country. The Sunnis, who held power under Saddam Hussein, feel the most aggrieved...
Advisers and friends say Bush has not let go of his faith in himself or his patented upbeat style. He still delights in nicknames: backstage last week before his big speech on Iraq, Bush called Richard Haass, chairman of the august Council on Foreign Relations, "Sheriff"--a play on the title of Haass's book, The Reluctant Sheriff. Pals visiting from Midland, Texas, this month thought they were there to buck up their old friend; instead, they found him relaxed and unperturbed. "The President believes he's serving at this time for a reason--that his instincts, experience and convictions...
...that humanitarian workers, scientists and philanthropists undertake with realistic expectations. It has been a hard struggle in some respects (preventing the spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic), but there are huge successes (the measles vaccination campaign). Thanks for finally recognizing that combatting disease and poverty is a valorous and upbeat mission, not a hopeless one. Dorothée Bond Kinshasa I applaud the efforts of all humanitarians like Bill Gates and Bono who are trying to eradicate the disease and poverty that kill so many in Third World countries. But once those problems are solved, who will concern themselves with...