Word: buffs
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...colleagues when he was running the House. The most unlikely reincarnation of the paunchy ex-lawmaker is as a zealous advocate of the virtues of a low-fat diet, exercise and stress management. Although he is occasionally seen at a downtown Washington health club, no one would call him buff--he is still carrying the legacy of too many cheeseburgers and Fritos from the Capitol basement takeout. But that has not prevented him from bonding with best-selling author Dr. Dean Ornish, who wrote Love and Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health and Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean...
...According to Theatre film buff co-directors, Marianne Lampke and Connie White, each season has a framework of five themes. "We give a certain personality to each day," says White. Here's how it goes: The women are big on film noir, a genre of shadowy crime films featuring cynical, malevolent characters (a "wonderful genre," says Marianne), and Mondays are largely devoted to these movies. Tuesdays host quirky, cult-classic, independent movies, and Wednesdays are reserved for "Recent Raves," selected from new art films that have left mainstream cinema, but are yet to be released on video. Thursdays feature films...
...Outlined in fluorescent yellow, it reads: "Due to mature content, parental consent suggested for readers under 18." The warning reflects the suggestiveness of the half-clothed models, and perhaps refers in large part to one photo of a topless girl. Above the label on the cover, an Abercrombie-outfitted, buff young man stares through thick black-rimmed glasses, looking decidedly misunderstood sipping from a mug advertising a budget travel agency. The reader is left to his or her own devices to assume that, after spending hundreds of dollars on his sweatshirt and vest, the poor young man was forced...
...pecs could teach his classes for him... Let me tell you this guy is pretty buff. He is built solid. Check...
...underwear mogul, you surely cannot lack confidence. So it is with Bill Farley. The handsome physical-fitness buff has under his belt brands like BVD, Munsingwear and his flagship, Fruit of the Loom. He rubs shoulders with the rich and powerful, and recently co-chaired a lunch that raised more than $500,000 for George W. Bush. Muscles rippling, Farley, 57, has also shown up wearing a tank top in Fruit of the Loom advertising. He once even put himself forward as a candidate for President of the United States...