He was a cheerful but gullible character who's greed regularly landed him in trouble.
But consumers remain cheerful.
ECONOMIST: Grounds for cautious optimism about America's economy
The two make a disarmingly charming pair--stooped and white-haired, but impossibly energetic and cheerful.
None of this is exactly cheerful, but it is not disastrous, either.
Mr. RUSSELL ROBERTS (Economist): I know the economic news doesn't seem very cheerful these days, but a lot of it is blown out of proportion.
"Brick" doesn't try to match that force -- it's a parody, after all, and some of it is very funny. (One of the funniest moments involves the underworld kingpin's cheerful mother.) But its arcane slang, which is meant to be mannered, grows mannered in unintended, off-putting ways, and the performances, though amusing, can be painfully short on energy.
But although popular with tennis fans for her cheerful manner and skilful play, Hingis did court controversy, most notably in the French Open final in 1999, where she lost to Germany's Steffi Graf and infuriated the crowd by arguing line calls and them making a graceless and tearful exit.
But, in addition to economics, there were oblique allusions to other, more cheerful sciences as MSPs debated the Budget Bill which gives effect to Scottish government spending plans for the coming year.
On the upside is cheerful Rosie (Kerry Condon), an Irish workout rider who has a magical rapport with horses but is still struggling to get mounts as a race jockey.
WSJ: Luck on HBO; Sorority Girls on TLC: Television Reviews by Nancy deWolf Smith
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