The salaries paid to high-level professionals — "talent" — started to rise.
Starting in 2011, a roster of C-list talent started to headline as guest Chippendales.
The short answer, Gladwell said, is that this was "the year that talent started to get paid".
And we won't remember any of this once the new series of Britain's Got Talent starts.
THE HOUSE BUNNY This amiable botch squanders some terrific comic talent, starting with its star, Anna Faris, a Judy Holliday for our times.
Acosta truanted, failed his exams (and resat them) – but once his talent started to shine through, and was recognised, "I then had something that belonged to me.
The Nets, who are not likely to make any deals before the trading deadline Thursday, can only hope that their talent starts to reassert itself.
Big Hollywood players, though, are longing to do a deal with Mr Jobs, even if they get nothing more from him than a 12% distribution fee.Their reason is Pixar's pool of talent, starting with John Lasseter, a former Disney animator.
Whether nominated or not, the performers who take part in the Academy Awards know they are in for a marathon, not least because the talent starts training for game day months in advance.
If Trixie is a much less meaty part than Ms. Watson's roles in "Breaking the Waves" and "Hilary and Jackie," it still allows her ample space for flexing her talent, starting with that accent.
Silverman emphasized that the growth spurt came from the Rays' intent to "procure and develop" young talent, starting with the general manager, Andrew Friedman, 31, a former analyst with Bear Stearns, who put this roster together.
