Word: distinctness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...lens to this Eye Candy land? Well, his name is Bruce Weber. You probably haven’t heard of him, but he is a filmmaker and fashion photographer, and any magazine you can think of has probably featured his work. Weber was the pioneer of a very distinct photographic style and sensibility, which combines many disparate, extraordinary elements into one fantastical new scene. His interests run to the glamorous and the atypical. To him, laws of nature recede in the face of personal taste; his obsession, to quote one Pet Shop Boys song, is “never being...
While Osborne’s distinct stuttering in some recent interviews illustrates the wear and tear of his glory/gory days, the thundering riffs and catchy melodies of “Down to Earth” show that he is still the most marketable and accessible man in metal. As usual, Osborne leaves the rest of the world wondering, “How long can he keep this...
...column, thinking of how dull the Harvard campus has been recently, I was interrupted by the piercing sound of my fire alarm. Cursing the now-routine recent barrage of fire drills, I grabbed my coat and rushed downstairs into the courtyard. Only this time, to my delight, the distinct smell of acrid smoke greeted my nostrils upon exiting the building...
...This should clear up any confusion for many who believed the Liberty Fund, established in the days following the attacks, was dedicated solely to the victims of September 11th. Instead, recently ousted Red Cross President Dr. Bernadine Healy partitioned the fund into distinct sectors; one to help the World Trade Center, Pentagon and rural Pennsylvania victims, and another with money set aside to aid in future disasters...
...boot camps are die-hard but undetectable soldiers of the movement. "The Takfir," says Jacquard, "are the hard core of the hard core: they are the ones who will be called upon to organize and execute the really big attacks." French officials think that Takfiri beliefs have bred a distinct form of terrorism. "The goal of Takfir," says one, "is to blend into corrupt societies in order to plot attacks against them better. Members live together, will drink alcohol, eat during Ramadan, become smart dressers and ladies' men to show just how integrated they...