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...series takes full advantage of the beauty of the era, sometimes embellishing it. Henry's high-collared leather costumes are meant to evoke a kind of Tudor Mick Jagger in his prime. Anne Boleyn is described by historians as plain looking, but as played by Casanova's Natalie Dormer in gigantic jewels and plunging necklines, she becomes progressively more stunning as the series unfolds and her power over Henry expands. Hirst says he contemporized dialogue but not much else, and he estimates that about 85% of the show is historically accurate. By adding dimension to the standard caricatures of Henry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Royals Become Rock Stars | 3/22/2007 | See Source »

...Jarrett Rice move into their new home in Benbrook, Texas, this fall, it will look like no other house on the block. Designed by renowned architect Michael Graves, who is also known as the creator of teakettles and toilet brushes for Target, it will feature a bold, angled roof, dormer windows and a country-cottage feel reminiscent of 19th century architect Andrew Jackson Downing. Aside from its traditional style, there are several major differences between this and other Graves homes. Designed as a "kit house," it was crafted in a factory owned by Seattle-based Lindal Cedar Homes and shipped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homebuilding: Prefab Rehab | 9/6/2004 | See Source »

...real puzzle is, Did Will Dormer (Al Pacino) also commit murder? That is to say, Did he, with malice aforethought, shoot his partner Hap (Martin Donovan), or was it an accident--a snap shot in the fog as they were stalking Finch near the scene of his crime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Sleepless in Alaska | 5/27/2002 | See Source »

...rebuilt the gables and dormer windows, we're taking up the linoleum, cleaning and restoring the brass plates," she said. "After James died in 1910, the house had 90 years of other occupants who added their own remodelings...

Author: By Harriett E. Green, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: City Residents Petition To Save Historic Site | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

...Regula is paying a 1000% premium, I have a four-bedroom, two-bath, with a partial view of the Washington Monument if you hang out of the dormer window, that I'd like to show him. Even allowing for sentimental value, $5 million is a stiff price to pay in this age of balanced budgets. Most presidential properties are bequeathed, gratis, by their owners at death to the National Parks Service. The government already has more parks than it knows what to do with, thanks to congressional pork--such as Steamtown (Pa.) and Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Meanwhile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LAKE LUCKY, HERE WE COME! | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

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