Word: successfully
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Most popular artists aren't interested in doing anything worthwhile," he complains. "I don't want success on any terms. I don't care about being a guy in leather pants with no underwear," he says...
Both Gittes and The Two Jakes successfully navigate that line. The Two Jakes is a wonderful film, a rich tale about the past, that most frustrating and elusive element of human life. The success of The Two Jakes is made all the more impressive considering the difficulty of creating a tenable sequel to the earlier, complex Academy Awardwinning Roman Polanski film...
Despite the band's recent popularity, Herlihy's retains his "fringe" voice, a rebellious testament to the postmodern contradictions which embody both the band's music and its success. In some ways, O-Positive seems to be the beneficiary of a true establishment success story: via "musical survival of the fittest," O-Positive stood out from dozens--maybe even hundreds--of struggling local bands to win the recording contract they deserved...
...song's success goes beyond its obvious pop appeal. With "Innernational," Herlihy succeeds in creating a good dance song, distinguishing between his distaste for current pop and the concept of pop music itself. "I love pop music. Rather, I love what pop music could be," he corrects himself. "Top-40 should be cooler than...
...does one follow such extracurricular success? Apparently, judging from the content of Turow's recently released novel, The Burden of Proof, you stick to what got you there. For Turow, what got you there is an engaging and intricate mystery that pays careful attention to the ins and outs of the legal system. Burden of Proof even retains as its protagonist a character from Presumed Innocent, the defense lawyer Sandy Stern...