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DIED. Reuben Nakian, 89, prolific American sculptor whose quasiabstract marbles, clay urns, terra-cotta plaques and monumental bronzes were inspired by Greek and Roman mythology; in Stamford, Conn. Nakian's realistic work brought him early fame, particularly his life-size sculptures of Franklin Roosevelt and some of his Cabinet and an eight-foot plaster figure of Babe Ruth...
...Turkish bath). This beautiful, warm sanctuary, with its intricate mosaics and splendid dome, is a place where the outside world melts away. I chose the Ritual treatment, where I disrobed and was bathed by my therapist before entering the steam room. My body was then plastered in mint-scented clay and my face smeared with honey that smelled so sweet I was tempted to taste it. Know going in that the word massage is derived from the Arabic mass (gentle touch). After a second bathing, as aromatic oil is rubbed into your skin, it's clear that, in the vastness...
...times out of nine that hasn't been enough. "He always plays the same way," Federer has said of Nadal's ferocious left-handed topspin, "but he does that so well." The Spaniard also appears the slightly mentally stronger of the two. True, it's been on clay where he's tended to sting Federer. But in recent years Melbourne Park's Rebound Ace courts haven't played a lot faster than the red stuff - and despite noises to the contrary they're apparently playing more or less the same this year. Nadal, at 20 five years younger than Federer...
...CLAY, director of the library system in Fairfax County, Va., about the threat to remove thousands of books from its 21 libraries, including classics like Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, because they haven't been checked out in two years...
...there told me she was [intended pause] out of it. I mean, come on girl. THC: I like this, getting a peek into your mind. If I say a celebrity, will you say the first word that comes to mind?: Britney Spears.PH: Cloudy.THC: Tom Cruise.PH: Fart.THC: Paris Hilton.PH: Friend.THC: Clay Aiken. That should be an interesting one.PH: Gay. THC: How about Sacha Baron Cohen?PH: Literate. THC: Nicole Richie.PH: Skinny.THC: What about pinkisthenewblog.com. Friend or competitor?PH: Friend! I mean I don’t really have any competitors. No one’s really doing what...