Word: capris
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...they were the French version of the American brand, More. (More, in French, sounds like the word for death. "Donnez-moi un packet de Mort, s'il-vous plait." In Italy, they're pronounced Mor-ay: nearly the Italian word for love.) Since the mid-90s I've bought Capri Menthol 120s, a cigarette so svelte and mild that, I joke, smoking them makes you live longer...
...Labels like Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger and Proenza Schouler showed shorts cropped high on the thigh. Some were inspired by the increasingly popular board shorts worn by surfers--and those who imagine themselves as surfers. Kors took his inspiration from the pleasure-seeking jet-setters on the island of Capri. But you don't have to be superrich to take on this reinvention of '70s hot pants--just rich enough to invest in cellulite cream...
Service-industry workers may be the public faces of their companies, but they often complain that they don't get heard by their bosses. So at Isle of Capri Casinos, which operates 14 gaming establishments in Mississippi, Nevada and four other states, employees are being encouraged to e-mail their concerns to top management using "Speak-Up" computer terminals located on the casino floors. "You hear some tough things," says president Jack Gallaway. "But 90% of the tough things are right, so we have to listen." Employees can send the messages anonymously or provide their names; it's dealer...
...Untitled,” from the portfolio Artist Mail, 1969, he fills a plastic envelope with margarine, chocolate and brown paint. In “Capri Battery, 1985,” Beuys attaches a lemon to a light bulb to demonstrate the connection between food and energy. In his “Economic Value” various food products ranging from Swiss throat lozenges to whole grain crackers demonstrate Beuy’s social theory that the beneficial nature of food has been tainted by its role as an economic commodity. Beuys uses food in art to propagate his personal...
...Shooting craps at Monte Carlo is a risky proposition, especially when you’re as loaded as the dice. Losing the shirt off my back was only the beginning; it took twelve stout men to part me from my Old Navy capri pants...