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...much of her premakeover existence, Tammy Guthrie, 41, a mother of three in St. Petersburg, Fla., was a drab, weary homemaker in sweat pants and a T shirt. Then the Hollywood fairies intervened. They gave her a bright porcelain smile, a sassy California hairdo, a neck lift, a face-lift and, at least for a while, a bold new attitude that revved up her relationship with her husband Wally. "Our romance had really waned over the years," she says. Wally felt as if he were having an affair in the weeks that followed Tammy's return, but since then things...
Despite averaging two hours of sleep a day, Liz always has energy for FM. She alone knows the secrets of how the pages get from the computers to the printing presses. Beyond her dedication, Liz also brings her no-bullshit attitude and fiery Irish spirit to the otherwise drab Crimson building. Her 9 a.m. class, on the other hand, hasn’t seen her since September...
...Harvard, Nkosi maintains eclectic interests such as gumboots dancing, a form of South African dancing similar to African-American step dancing. She decorates her room with colorful shoulder bags and scarves to combat what she calls the “drab and bleak” colors of Cambridge. She practices Wing Chun kung fu, co-founded and edits Harvard’s African Magazine, and received a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship...
While the MBTA regulations would not entirely ban street performers, many of the provisions would make some performances illegal as they currently take place. As such, these rules restrict the music that, more often than not, provides an entertaining and uplifting contrast to the drab routine of riding...
...theme of self-discovery in the great heroic tradition. So, what did the brothers do for an encore? They spread the sequel over two feature-length films and, with all that time to fill, got a little gassy in their storytelling. The rebel fortress of Zion was a drab lair whose denizens engaged in way too much Jedi Council--style nattering. Then--as if producer Joel Silver had pleaded, "Could you please have somebody hit somebody?"--Reloaded 180'd into an action film, with the most elaborate car chase ever shot but without the first film's zip or resonance...