Word: detailism
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...Hart says that to preserve quality, the couple won't convert outbuildings in order to add to Hambleton's 17-bedroom capacity. That means the rooms and restaurant are often booked up well in advance. But for those lucky enough to get in, Hambleton's attention to detail never wavers, from the freshly baked shortbread in tins at bedside to a sommelier, Dominique Baduel, who steers diners to wines that may be less pricey than the first-growth blockbusters in the cellars, yet will better complement their meals...
...every little detail matters...
...director Rob Marshall, whose first big film was the 2002 musical Chicago, has made this fairy tale into an emotionally sumptuous love story. This intimate epic spans almost two decades, but its script, by Robin Swicord and Doug Wright, never hurries past the telling biographical detail of its four main characters. Nor does the movie's visual splendor ever obscure the furtive, assertive heart beating under the kimono. It's still early in the season of Oscar contenders, but Geisha has a shot to join Chicago as a Best Picture champ...
Clinton and the Troopers Two Arkansas state troopers revived rumors about Clinton's pre-presidential private life by claiming they helped the then Governor carry on extramarital affairs when they served on his security detail in Little Rock. A third trooper swore in an affidavit that neither he nor his colleagues were offered federal jobs by Clinton in return for their silence, despite the claims of the two troopers. In an interview, the third trooper did say he and Clinton had discussed a job for one of the two troopers. White House aides, Hillary Rodham Clinton and the President...
...abstract painting with a variety of coats, some opaque, some translucent. Buried in these layers of the canvas are a collage of intentional marks, chaotic paint splatter, and textures both smooth and wrinkled. It confuses at first, but each new look brings out a new detail, or stratum...