Word: chic
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Lagerfeld likes to say, you don't have to spend a lot of money to look good. "Chic is a kind of mayonnaise," he says. "Either it tastes, or it doesn...
...cuts back on wasteful agricultural subsidies that distort prices, the E.U. is proposing to spend €13 billion a year on rural development starting in 2007, with much of that money going to encourage farmers to diversify into agritourism and other businesses. For Europe's farmers, rural chic is more than just a vacation fad; it's a financial necessity. Farmers constitute a small percentage of the population and an even smaller percentage of the economy. The number of farmers in the E.U. has fallen by half over the past 20 years, from 12.7 million to just over 6 million...
...group, which provides kids with opportunities to learn how to become leaders outside the classroom. According to the organization's literature, it focuses on such diverse challenges as how to manage stress, find a career, understand traffic safety and navigate the perils of obesity and school violence. The chic attire of the bead-business owners turned out to be an exception. At the group's national convention in Chicago in July, lots of the 5,000 boys and girls were decked out in crisp red blazers and power ties, many of them dying to show off their skills in "extreme...
...CHIC ON THE CHEAP Counterfeit purses and other luxury items can be big business. But at last a crackdown is beginning...
Just now, grown-up horror is frightfully chic. The Village, which Shyamalan describes as "a Grimm fairy tale--Little Red Riding Hood, but an adult, dark version of it," creeps into theaters this week, followed by Open Water. Ju-on has opened in New York City and Los Angeles and spreads to a dozen cities next month. Soon we'll see an assault of Hollywood remakes of Japanese horror films. The Ring 2, a sequel to the 2002 Naomi Watts thriller that grossed $230 million worldwide, is being directed by Hideo Nakata, who helmed the original Japanese film version...