Word: aestheticism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL With Ken Starr seeking samples of Monica Lewinsky's handwriting, he might do well to consider the deeper meaning of her p's and q's. We asked Roger Rubin, the president of the National Society for Graphology, to discuss Lewinsky's penmanship, and he...
"I'm an aesthetic who identifies strongly with Italian Catholicism," she said.
Happily, Duke's aesthetic dovetails with Halston's. Like his predecessor, Duke is comfortable with knits and fabrics that drape the body in what he calls a "neo-Grecian look." His clothes are glamorous and luxurious but not outre. They have an American smartness and good sense about them without...
"It's very physically demanding and yet highly aesthetic," said Kirkland resident tutor Christopher D.H. Row. "It's not about hauling yourself through the water with brute strength. You've got to have control and finesse...You're a boat, not eight individual people. When it clicks, it's a...
Like sardines in mustard sauce, Harlan's accent has a taste whose enjoyment requires some concerted cultivation. At first whiff, the quirks of her character are so sharp as to be repulsive. Her prattling naivete as subtly disturbing as a toddler playing with a loaded handgun, Harlan gabs about everything...