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...strains his voice ad nauseum to create melodrama, manipulating his deep baritone to sound as though it comes from a heavy trance. While at times this is an asset, his voice becomes more and more affected as the album progresses, until it reaches an unbearable level of pretension. The zenith of Meiberg’s vocal affectation can be heard on “God Made Me,” where he abhorrently accentuates every note with an exaggerated swell of his voice...
Less than two years after reaching the zenith of his political career, Samak Sundaravej, a former Thai Prime Minister known for his acid tongue, ultra-right-wing views and weekly gourmet cooking show, died of cancer at a Bangkok hospital on Tuesday morning...
...question, before you whip out your credit card or start reciting your personal list of affirmations, is, What makes you think unsullied optimism is such a good idea? Americans have long prided themselves on being positive and optimistic - traits that reached a manic zenith in the early years of this millennium. Iraq would be a cakewalk! The Dow would reach 36,000! Housing prices could never decline! Optimism was not only patriotic but was also a Christian virtue, or so we learned from the proliferating preachers of the "prosperity gospel," whose God wants to "prosper" you. In 2006, the runaway...
...strangest trends in contemporary rock is the tendency of middle-aged bands, often well past their artistic and commercial zenith, to release eponymous albums. Pearl Jam did it in 2006 with their eighth studio release. By the time Blur released their eponymous album in 1997, their Britpop was already a dated genre. Rivers Cuomo ’99-’06, of course, seems to call every other album “Weezer”. The motives for such a move are varied: often a return to roots, as in Pearl Jam’s case...
...Monaco. They willingly pass on insider tips (like crisping bellota ham in a dry pan and using the fat to cook chanterelles to scatter over risotto). What's especially fascinating is the realization that, at the top echelons, it's all about using the very best ingredients at the zenith of their season, using every part of them, and paying fanatical attention to the details...