Word: charme
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...waitress drawn in by his pitiable existence. The encounter quickly progresses and soon Natalie is firmly clutching a nude Bernie’s genitalia in one of the year’s more unsettling images. The ensuing relationship transforms the gloomiest cooler in town into an exuberant lucky charm. Imbuing the endearingly wretched Macy with supernatural powers is a welcome violation of character expectations, but falls apart in the context of a film that doubles down on every available Vegas movie cliche, from the brutal, solitary casino owner and his cadre of double-chinned thugs to the gilded-heart hooker...
...Calvin Klein is the icon of minimalism, Ralph Lauren the elegant esquire and Donna Karan the workingwoman's tailor, Jacobs is the eclectic sampler who has ushered in an era of sophisticated charm in fashion. His uncanny ability to give street-wise looks a luxurious twist--a thermal undershirt made of cashmere, or cropped cargo pants turned into tuxedo pants--has made him one of the most carefully watched--and desired--designers in the business. The $1,000-plus Murakami bag, a collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, generated more than $300 million in sales for Vuitton last year...
...remembered the Enchanted Tiki Room as it now exists ?under new management.? I guess Disney felt the ticky-tacky tikis needed an update, and now there are hints of rap instead of ?Hawaiian War Chant.? Bad mistake. The kitsch was right at the heart of the old room?s charm - it was cheesier than the Vegas it parodied, and therein rested its modest charm...
...said that last year he used the buses for private group tours and charters. He added that he will use them for those purposes this year, as well, but because the buses have open tops, the tours will only run from April to October. “The real charm of the buses, even though it’s a great loop, the real fun is riding on top and that wouldn’t be as enjoyable out of season,” Cushman said...
With unforced charm, Faneuil, who looks barely old enough to attend a prom, recounted for lead prosecutor Karen Patton Seymour how it all started, on the morning of Dec. 27, 2001. Bacanovic, 41, was on vacation in Florida, and Faneuil had been left to man the office phones. He fielded a series of calls from family members of ImClone CEO Sam Waksal, also a Bacanovic client. They were eager to unload their shares in the biotech firm. Flustered, Faneuil called Bacanovic. When Faneuil told his boss about the Waksals, Bacanovic blurted out, "Oh, my God! Get Martha on the phone...