Word: chic
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...course, America's Founding Father heroes have warts of their own. (George Washington was imperious; John Adams was a grouch; Thomas Jefferson had that affair.) But as recent biographies have made apparent, Mao was not merely ruthless but his ruthlessness is practically unmatched in history. If iconic, socialist-chic Mao once seemed cuddlier than, say, Stalin, the record now makes clear they were rivals in brutality. Both men, through murder and misrule, were responsible for tens of millions of deaths...
...thing that will probably cushion the blow of this new and permanent energy crisis is something old, with an air about it of discomfort and duty: conservation. There's nothing particularly sexy or chic about consolidating shopping trips, carpooling, turning the thermostat down in winter and up in summer, or biking to the office and back, but it does work. In the early '80s, in the midst of soaring oil prices, we doubled the average efficiency of cars, furnaces and insulation. Katrina and Rita might not have pushed us into another energy-crisis mind-set yet. With the inevitable price...
...Spear, 21, repeatedly hit the jackpot. Looking for quirky, undiscovered gems, the cool-hunting blogger from Boulder, Colo., stumbled upon a renovated downtown hotel whose 61 rooms had been customized by 21 street artists from around the world. He also found-and blogged about on his site, joshspear.com-a chic shop called WoodWood that featured a wall of limited-edition sneakers. He says too many of today's cool hunters simply sift through blog posts, collecting other people's finds rather than discovering new trends on their own. That said, he concedes that he regularly combs through 300 blogs...
...Khaki's Back Sick of denim? Try Nantucket-style khaki from Tommy Hilfiger's 20th-anniversary show, above. At BCBG, Max Azria cut the common cloth into a chic blouse...
...slightly "destroyed" look for spring. Michael Kors gives the huarache a heel and Juicy Couture's bags boast punky chains and jewels Khaki's Back Sick of denim? Try Nantucket-style khaki from Tommy Hilfiger's 20th-anniversary show At BCBG, Max Azria cut the common cloth into a chic blouse Best Dress That perennial spring favorite, the dress, made a strong showing on New York City runways. Kenneth Cole presented his in breezy chiffon and pretty pastel colors Graphic Black And White Moving away from today's bright colors, some designers went graphic. London-based Alice Temperley showed black...