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...latest effort merely indicates that she is versatile enough to produce hits outside of the reggae/dancehall realm, just like every other pop singer. At least, in comparison to her recent Nike advertisement featuring this song, the music video attempts to interpret and complicate the song lyrics. Unfortunately, despite this valiant goal, it ends up being largely indistinguishable from other videos in the same genre, I guess I’ll have to wait for her next one to “rescue me” from the monotony. —Ryshelle M. McCadney

Author: By Ryshelle M. Mccadney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Popscreen: Rihanna | 4/6/2006 | See Source »

...book called Thank You for Smoking, a satire about a Washington tobacco lobbyist and his somehow weirdly valiant efforts to convince the world that smoking isn't conclusively unhealthy. Mel Gibson, or more accurately, "Mel's people" (as we movie folks say), optioned the rights to it in 1994, even before it was published. Mel's people couldn't have been nicer. They announced with conviction, "This will be Mel's next movie." That was extremely pleasing to hear. And, indeed, I would hear it many, many times over the ensuing decade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Break into Movies in Only 12 Years | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...miracle. Zhang Hao's seeming disregard for the safety of his partner was nothing but a savage show of physical strength and should have been heavily penalized by the judges, no matter how the couple executed their moves after the chuck. You describe their victory as "a valiant silver." I think a sadomasochistic silver is more like it. Brian C. Russo Lodz, Poland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 3/20/2006 | See Source »

...miracle. Zhang Hao's seeming disregard for the safety of his partner was nothing but a savage show of physical strength and should have been heavily penalized by the judges, no matter how the couple executed their moves after the chuck. You describe their victory as "a valiant silver." I think a sadomasochistic silver is more like it. Brian C. Russo Lodz, Poland Ciao, Torino Were the Olympic games necessary to introduce Torino to the world [Feb. 27]? In Italy, Torino is known as an industrial city, but perhaps outside Italy it is unknown. Italy isn't just Venice, Naples...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Straight Shooter or Loose Cannon? | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

...Gates prepares to step down as Af-Am chair this June, he has proved to be a valiant gatekeeper, steering the department through an almost threefold drop in concentrators...

Author: By Lulu Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Af-Am Gets Boost in Summers' Last Year | 2/24/2006 | See Source »

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