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The Highlight feels "good in the hand", is relatively thin (slightly thicker than the iPhone) and fits into pant pockets easily.
"North Star", the EP's surprising highlight, feels like it could soundtrack an episode of Carl Sagan's Cosmos, its glacial and majestic synths evoking a similarly celestial soundscape to that of Logos's Cold Mission.
In his consumer guide for MSN Music, Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star honorable mention and cited "Amerykahn Promise" and "The Cell" as highlights, but felt that some of the themes seem dated in comparison to the music: "When your funk is this futuristic, not to say abstract, astrology and Farrakhan sound old, not to say ignorant".
Mr. Ryan's language — common on the field, uncommon in prime time — was distinctive enough that the same producers who had edited the show to highlight it felt the need to make pre-emptive excuses for it.
The tour received a generally mixed reception from critics; while the singer's vocals were deemed a highlight, reviewers felt the show's excesses, such as the singer's frequent costume changes and pre-filmed clips, were distracting.
In his review of Life Is Good for Prefix Magazine, Charlie Kaplan called "The Don" the album's "clear highlight" and felt it a fitting tribute to Heavy D's life and work, writing that it "raises a glass to the recently departed overweight lover with a vivid tour of New York rap's classic soundscapes".
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The visual also incorporates a portion of woozy "Aquarius" highlight "Feels Like Vegas".
The first person to do that was French journalist Franklin Loufrani, who trademarked "Smiley" (the smiley face has a name) (the yellow boy is called "Smiley") in 1971 and used it to highlight feel-good stories in the newspaper France Soir.
