Word: appealling
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...might be the only person millions of people voluntarily call "The Boss." With his raspy vocals, blue collar ballads and ageless sex appeal, Bruce Springsteen has been a rock and roll hero for almost forty years. With a string of classic albums and perenially sold-out concerts (his 2008 world tour grossed $204 million) to many he's the biggest American rock sensation since Elvis. Springsteen's latest tour, "Working on a Dream", begins in San Jose, Calif. on April 1st. (See the All-TIME list of top 100 albums...
...Indeed, from Union Jack jackets to platform sandals and Liberty printed chiffon gowns, the mix of Topshop's trend-driven merchandise can appeal to a broad selection of consumers. The price is also right: Topshop's coveted Baxter jeans are $80, and the average shoe price is about $100. The brand's Oxford Circus flagship store in London - which, at 90,000 sq. ft., is one of the biggest fashion retail spaces in the world, is a favorite pit stop for celebs like Chloë Sevigny, Keira Knightley and Kirsten Dunst. In New York City, Green and his team...
...part of Baron Cohen's appeal is his desire to push the envelope, and then burn it. He wants his fans to consider if his work is revelatory or predatory, and to ask, just a little, "Is he nuts?" Indeed, so fervid is the actor's belief in the cleansing power of confrontational comedy, so extreme is his commitment to the characters he plays - he's a Method farceur, a Daniel Day-Lewis with a sadistic sense of humor - that I wouldn't be surprised if Brüno did go backdoor with that guy, on camera. (The actor could...
...pledge, coming just ten days after Obama's televised appeal for a "new beginning" between the U.S. and Iran, suggests the White House's efforts to thaw relations with Tehran are paying off. U.S. Afghan envoy Richard Holbrooke even met Akhundzadeh, and had what was described as "a brief and cordial exchange." (See pictures of the battle against the Taliban...
...Lucky” poster is merely a symptom of an endemic problem. Other publicity materials recently seen around campus include boasts about “dead hookers” as a sign of a House’s appeal, not-so-subtle references to oral sex as a form of humiliation, and casual use of oft-derogatory terms like “whore” and “pussy.” It has become normal practice for student organizations and House Committees to use images and language that objectify women as sexual objects in order to promote their...