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JOAQUIN PHOENIX explains new hobo look as attempt to eliminate his "sex appeal" by growing beard, making fatuous comments...
...Lily Allen became the first breakout star on MySpace, and even nonadolescents could figure out the appeal. Her debut album, Alright, Still, had an irresistible single called "Smile," a follow-up about a dope-smoking little brother, and just enough ska and reggae samples to hint at the existence of a precocious streak. There was a minor controversy over Allen's fondness for obscenities and Mockney (the British term for the upper-class affectation of a lower-class Cockney accent, à la Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins), but even that advanced her charm as a real girl sticking...
Sloan: Fair enough, but there's a seductive appeal about neuroscience explanations, that there must be something significant here because you can see it in the brain scan. We're infatuated with neuroscience because of the very beautiful images that we can see, but the real question is, What do those images tell us that's of any value, whether it's basic science or applied...
...safe assumption that none of the estimated 6 million Twitterers know Hoekstra as well as his wife, or even know him at all in the real world. But that, of course, is the appeal of the micro-blogging service. Folks can update their followers on what they are doing, thinking, enjoying or avoiding, all in 140 characters or less. For Representatives used to having their messages and contacts heavily filtered, Twitter offers a real-time connection with constituents and the media, for better or worse. (Read "Why Everyone's Talking About Twitter...
Throughout the hotel, the furnishing details ooze luxury - even the elevators, which are lined with black American walnut and leather. The purple-themed Skybar has a slinky after-dark appeal (try the Aviator Sling: gin, parfait amour, cranberry and lime juice), while the Brasserie is all cream-leather seating and walnut finishes. It's here that chef Allan Pickett (formerly at Galvin Bistrot de Luxe in London) makes use of local produce to create a tempting take-off menu: the piquant steak tartare is already proving a runaway success. And on the walls, black-and-white photos of Hollywood stars...