SYLEENA JOHNSON Despite up-to-date trappings, like programmed arrangements, brand-name-dropping and a single with touches of Auto-Tune, Syleena Johnson's "Chapter V: Underrated" also deals in the stuff of soul: love gone wrong, love gone right, the power of desire and one woman's perseverance.
It also keeps everyone up to date.
Beyond that, I need to prove to myself that single young women will still take me seriously despite my past of turning up to dates with goths and a man who celebrates Christmas every single day.
Despite being provided with up-to-date and detailed census information from my organisation, Help Refugees, and the local charity, l'Auberge des Migrants, the authorities chose not to take heed of these estimates.
Despite the wide availability of up-to-date information on the deteriorating conditions in late 2010, humanitarian aid was both sporadic and inadequate.
Despite its up-to-date Architectural Digest charms, the Carlyles' mansion, Hunter's Heights, bears more than a passing resemblance to Wuthering Heights.
Despite the up-to-date hardware, the sounds harked back to 1960's electronic music, and so did the disjointed structure, which could have been arbitrary splices instead of mouse clicks.
Last week, Citizens Advice revealed that 20% more people sought help over eviction – despite being up-to-date with their rent – in the three months from July to September this year, compared with the same period last year.
The question is whether, despite its up-to-date menu, it would be anyone's destination more than once: the room, with its pale-green avifaunal wallpaper, windowside tables for two, and fresh linen tablecloths, is much more satisfying than the fare.
