Word: diva
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Elizabeth Hurley to the rescue! In late July, she crossed picket lines to film an Estee Lauder commercial and the striking Screen Actors Guild union prepared to launch full scale war against the diva. But just as they pulled back their bows and sharpened their arrows, the political arena called-George W. Bush started gaining in the polls and Al Gore '69 needed help building momentum before he announced his running mate. Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Barbra Streisand and other celebs all went on the record about Bush's incompetence and the stars suddenly started turning out for Gore just...
Soon after, Jennifer Lopez threw her butt into the ring. The booty-licious but deadly diva has her staff of personal assistants quaking in their boots when it comes to preparing her milk. If she demands a cup of coffee, the milk has to be stirred counter-clockwise, otherwise she won't drink it (and if she gets really, really mad, she might even threaten to sing). Even more crucial than the direction of the stirring is the milk's temperature. At a way-too-accomodating hotel in New York City, a busboy had the delightful task of bringing...
Tired of all the inflated egos and boys and girls declaring themselves the new "hotties on campus," In the (K)now has decided to become the official sponsor of Harvard's It Boys and It Girls Search. Every two weeks, Sophia Chang '01, Grand Diva of Coolness and Style, will reward those who have found a way to get their names on everybody's lips. After searching far and wide to find this week's winners, Sophia has spoken...
...rather, "Bette." The diva-ish drama queen Midler plays fuses the real woman's resume--a famous singer- actress who started out singing in New York City's gay bathhouses, starred in Beaches and so on--with the persona of the Divine Miss M, the blowsy, flighty, attention-craving alter ego Midler created in her stage shows. "Bette" blitzes her way through the series, to the bemusement and exhaustion of her family and support group: her professor husband (Kevin Dunn), her teenage daughter (Marina Malota), her manager (Joanna Gleason) and her fussy British accompanist (James Dreyfus). "You can't have...
There's nothing more fun to read than the faces of newborns. We pore over babies for signs of enchantment, enlightenment and intelligence. We project diva-size personalities and try to interpret every gurgle and gesture. We videotape incessantly, make them wear ridiculous hats and talk about their bodily functions in public...