Word: casualize
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...Veneta started as a family business in the Veneto region of Italy, an area known for soft leather and the craftsmen who know how to manipulate it. The big idea back then--and still today--was to use glove leather for bags, creating a soft, slouchy shape and more casual style, one that didn't need logos. The original company slogan says it all: "When your own initials are enough...
...designated the "living room," and another the "family room." Meals are eaten together and served buffet-style - chicken, rice, peas, French bread and raisin cake were on the menu last night - and after dining, about 45 minutes is set aside for the "get-together," which is a time for casual conversation and community. Although a few Opus Dei priests live in the residence and are instantly identifiable by their robes and clerical collars, other Opus Dei members (or fellows) wear no identifying garb or insignias and are thus almost indistinguishable from the tutors, visitors, workers or anyone else...
...Spend a few minutes with an Opus Dei member, however, and you quickly realize that behind the casual exterior they are rigidly orthodox, and worship is an omnipresent feature of their lives. Walk through the facility and watch what happens when an Opus Dei member passes through a chapel. He stops and genuflects in the direction of the tabernacle (which is believed to carry the blessed sacrament) before going on his way. Prayers are frequently conducted in Latin. There seems to be very little slack in days that are filled with meditation, prayer, confession and work. Opus Dei members speak...
...success. Horror films are guaranteed an audience of genre aficionados who can be relied upon to turn out en masse for opening weekend. Disparaging word of mouth between fans, not hostile reviews, is what sinks fear flicks. By withholding these films from critics, the studios make it difficult for casual filmgoers to decide where to spend their ticket money. Then again, that was the point. Surprisingly, the response of film critics to these outrages has been muted. For a brief while, Ebert and Roper issued un-screened movies a “wagging finger of shame” rather than...
...House had already injected a sour note to the trip. A senior U.S. official says Hu and his entourage were initially offered a visit to Bush's ranch in Texas or an overnight stay at Camp David in the hope that they might establish a rapport in a more casual setting. But Beijing's insistence on a formal reception at the White House led to those offers being dropped. The squabbling broke out in public in March when White House spokesman Scott McClellan contradicted Chinese officials and asserted that the U.S. was not designating the trip as a full-fledged...