If other singers have brought more elegance and charisma to their physical embodiment of the character, few have equaled her in portraying Violetta through her music.
The Brooklyn team itself is energetic but a little charisma-deprived, and the new hometown is still getting comfortable with its first pro franchise in more than a half century. (At the artisanal-obsessed Barclays, the food remains more famous than the players.) But the basketball was impressive Saturday night.
Bolt's charisma on the starting blocks sets him apart from previous generations of sprinters, who would take a far more serious approach to race preparations.