Word: smart
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Holbrooke's unorthodox approach may have ruffled some feathers, but it also showcased his talent for mixing smart domestic and global politics. Gore scored electoral points as a crusader against AIDS, while Holbrooke strengthened his candidacy to be Secretary of State if Gore is elected President. The high-profile debate also put the U.S. back in the driver's seat at the U.N., after a long period of bickering and lackluster performances. By shifting the focus to Africa, Holbrooke is providing a breather from divisive issues such as Kosovo and Iraq and pushing the Security Council to think more creatively...
...bravado is backed up by substance. "Angie is rebellious, volatile and really smart," says director James Mangold, who clashed with her during the shooting of Girl, Interrupted. "Playing this role put her in the mode of questioning authority. But if someone delivers the goods like she did, then I'm happy to struggle with the personality." Jolie concedes she shares her character's outspoken nature: "Acting is not pretending or lying. It's finding a side of yourself that's like the character and ignoring your other sides. And there's a side of me that wonders what's wrong...
...have been playthings for children who don't mind jaggy snaps. Now Samsung's SDC-80, due out in March, combines style with substance. Available in translucent blue, green, orange and white, this $299 point-and-click sports a respectable 1024 x 768 resolution and stores pictures on removable smart media cards. And that bulb on top? No, it's not a mushroom; it's a removable flash...
...they're not hard math word problems. One of the keys to the success of these shows is the decision to use sub-Jeopardy! questions. "People feel 'I'm better than them,' while in the '50s you may have felt more comfortable saying you had never seen such a smart guy in your neighborhood as you saw on a quiz show," says NBC West Coast president Scott Sassa. Herb Stempel, the one who blew the whistle on the old Twenty-One, has a less upbeat take. "They want the people in the audience to pat themselves on the back...
...after a big mug of Ovaltine and a very inspiring passage from Tony Robbins, I remembered that most people don't like to write. And really, that's what it's all about--not the models, money or fan mail from Robert Goulet. No, I may not be as smart or well-informed as the Rhodes scholarship-winning, newspaper-reading people I work with, but I do love what I do. I'd be pretty happy getting paid to write for anyone, even Jo the Ice Cream Man. If he weren't such a boneheaded editor...