Word: ha
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Ha Jin, and why has his slender collection of published work already earned him the PEN/Faulkner prize for fiction and the Flannery O'Connor Award, plus a handful of other literary accolades? The answer hinges partly on the accident of his birth and the raw materials that fed his literary imagination. Now 41 and teaching English and creative writing at Emory University in Atlanta, Ha Jin had the good luck to be born outside the U.S. and hence be protected from the homogenizing and potentially trivializing influences that afflict so many U.S.-born aspiring authors. Beginners are advised to "write...
...Hope you like not-so-thinly veiled homophobia. The Jackal "penetrates" government security by seducing a gay civil servant. When he finally disposes of the poor man, the director makes the whole thing look like a big joke. Ha, ha, the gay man got shot! If you don't find this funny, you probably won't enjoy The Jackal...
...smart enough not to let the cinematography get in the way of Pacino: as Milton, the actor is his own special effect. And when the actual special effects--including a wall sculpture that comes to swarming, slithery life--do appear, they pale in comparison to Pacino's "hoo-ha" rambunctiousness...
...near future. The most intriguing thing about Moby that manifests itself on this album is his musical flexibility, which is evident in the way his work on this album ranges from the sweeping mystical ambient-style of "Grace", to the fast-paced, hard grating electronica of "Ah-Ha". There is no doubt that the listener gets a full plate with this CD--it has music you can fall asleep to as well as play at your next party...
...pack. Moving into the realm of solo performers, he took his audacious persona to another level with flashy, self-designed fashions and outlandish videos. On his solo debut, however, the originality and energy of the image never seemed to match that of his music (except with the hit "Woo-Ha"). Although a creative lyricist, Busta delivered his fractured stream of consciousness flow in both a smooth sing-song and sonic growl with an energy that very few rappers can match. But none of this could disguise the fact that the music was weak and uninspired. On his second solo effort...