Word: charme
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...room in 20 minutes. When he emerged after an hour and a half without rope burns, they joked that he hadn't spent that long alone in a room with another man since he was interrogated at the Hanoi Hilton. Even McCain was surprised. "He has a lot of charm," says McCain...
Like Parker, Philips does more than just find wine: he also writes about it with zeal and charm. (His e-letters are available at gratefulpalate.com. And though many of the Australian wines he particularly champions are available only in tiny quantities, he's expanding into more plentiful epicurean joys. Among his passions: bacon flavored and sliced by tiny mom-and-pop smokehouses. It's one taste he presumably didn't pick up at Passover...
...Wang who travels to America to rescue the beautiful kidnapped Chinese Princess (Lucy Liu). Chan must rely on the help of a partner who he does not trust (Owen Wilson), a wife he doesn't want, and a horse he cannot ride. Combining mean martial arts moves and impeccable charm, Chan seems much more comfortable on the American screen than he did in his previous hit, Rush Hour. While Chan is always dynamic, the real star of this funny summer hit seems to be Owen Wilson whose previously impressive performances in Armageddon and Bottle Rocket pale in comparison...
...become hot sellers at some wine stores--if you can find them in stock. The German government doesn't fund wine promotion, putting vintners at a major competitive disadvantage in the quest for shelf space. The wineries are tiny, family-owned affairs, a circumstance that does plenty for the charm factor but little for the marketing budget. For Rieslings that do make their way to wine merchants, the customer can find another obstacle: deciphering the label. The average Joe looking to expand his horizons has to stare down imposing Teutonic words like Trockenbeerenauslese, literally "dried selected overripe berries." "To read...
...told Scott he was "too old, mate." Instead Gibson is playing a more age-appropriate he-man in The Patriot. And isn't that Guy Pearce, another Aussie, all straitlaced machismo in Rules of Engagement? Hollywood has discovered what we Australian women have understood for some time: the discreet charm of the Bloke...