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Word: charm (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...talent and Technicolor. She is pure movies. I recently watched her as Lorelei Lee in her musical smash, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The film is an ideal mating of star and role, as Marilyn deliriously embodies author Anita Loos' seminal, shame-free gold digger. Lorelei's honey-voiced, pixilated charm may be best expressed by her line, regarding one of her sugar daddies, "Sometimes Mr. Esmond finds it very difficult to say no to me." Whenever Lorelei appears onscreen, undulating in second-skin, cleavage-proud knitwear or the sheerest orange chiffon, all heads turn, salivate and explode. Who but Marilyn could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Blond MARILYN MONROE | 6/14/1999 | See Source »

Finally, architect Renzo Piano's talent and charm may be easing the project's path. By getting Piano to turn from planning for the Fogg and Sackler renovations to this new Mahoney project, Cuno bought a very convincing advocate for the project...

Author: By Jason M. Goins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Contemporary Art Museum on Memorial Drive Seems a Done Deal | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

...food business, Square stalwarts Mr. Bartley's and Charlie's Kitchen say a combination of tradition, charm and plain good food keeps them in business...

Author: By Kirsten G. Studlien, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: THE SQUARE DEAL | 6/10/1999 | See Source »

Many thought her charisma and charm overshadowed the stoic personality of Bob Dole, leading some to question why he was the candidate...

Author: By Elizabeth H. Dole, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dole on Own Campaign Trail | 6/9/1999 | See Source »

...PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD: An especially galling aspect of motherhood is all the worrying about whether junior is eating enough. Annabel Karmel's First Meals may be the perfect new-mom gift. It has all the regular stuff, like nutrition advice and recipes. But its real charm is for the decoratively challenged (or the desperate): fun food-presentation ideas, like chicken-sausage snails, above...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Small Bites | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

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