Word: curious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Marilyn is one Hollywood Venus whose memory--and marketability--is eternal. While no one has gone so far as to disinter Monroe's body, the media, the fans, the flesh mongers and the merely curious will not let her rest in peace. When the new Madonna pumped her muscles and pumped some life into the old Marilyn image, both Vanity Fair and Life gave it cover story coverage. In Paris, where Americanisms are snubbed and snuggled at once, there is an entire store devoted to Marilynobilia. Noting the phenomenon, Time Magazine voted Marilyn the Liveliest Spirit...
When one of Reagan's top aides was asked whether he thought the President was fully engaged in his work, he replied reassuringly and offered a bit of curious proof. A secretary, he recounted, had written a get-well poem ("Your excellent condition is a model for us all/ For it is strength and wisdom that has our nation standing tall") and sent it to Reagan. He sent back a hand- written note illustrated with a self portrait. "It shows he's up there ((in his living quarters)) doing things," the adviser claimed. "It shows that he's extremely responsive...
Khashoggi always seems to be surrounded by a claque of admirers, an entourage of curious and often comical characters. He is gratified by his friendships with the famous and the powerful, and in his office in New York City there are prominently displayed pictures of himself with Ronald Reagan, Henry Kissinger and Pope Paul VI. At Christmas in Marbella, a gaggle of lesser European royalty partook of "A.K.'s" hospitality. Among them was Count Jaime de Mora y Aragon, the brother of the Queen of Belgium, a rakish fellow with a monocle and a waxed mustache who comes across...
...House announced, "We believe that this report will underscore the fact that the President knew absolutely nothing about the diversion of funds from Iran to the contras and that no such policy was ever approved by the President." In the terminology of Watergate: no smoking gun. It was a curious vindication, proclaiming Reagan's innocence by revealing his ignorance...
...amethyst have paranormal healing and restorative powers. The crystal craze is part of a loosely linked spiritualism gaining ground on both coasts. Called "New Age" thinking, it is an esoteric blend of computer-age jargon and ancient religious practice, which often invested stones with powerful magic. Some other curious elements of the New Age faith include reincarnation, channeling (communing with souls in their afterlife) and psychic predictions. For not-so-New Agers, these prayer rocks are a way to update their Pet Rocks. To the skeptical, the burgeoning fad may give new meaning to the word stoned...