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...only words he ever says in public are, "This is the official two-minute warning for the press. Two minutes." He delivers them with effortless authority to vast crowds after placing President George W. Bush's note cards or speech text on the podium just so. His declarations sometimes cause networks to go live...
...Angeles chef Goin doesn't quite have De Laurentiis' effortless star power. She is 39 but talks like a teenager: in the course of a two-hour interview, she used like more than 200 times, as in, "I think all the diet stuff is, like, crazy." But Goin has roused the L.A. food scene with her restaurants Lucques and A.O.C. (which stands for appellation d'origine contr�l�e, a French guarantee that a product was made in a certain area). Last month Goin was named best chef in California by the distinguished James Beard Foundation, which also named...
...texting would become a principal means of communication between teens, or that it would transform the rules and rituals of adolescent courtship. Unlike talking on the phone, texting provides an emotional screen that hides shyness and awkwardness; it also buys time for the less acute to compose seemingly effortless repartee. "It's emboldened teenagers," says Australian Research Council fellow Gerard Goggin, who's just finished a book about the cultural impact of mobile phones...
...FACTS. Any kind, but do get them in. They are what we look for—a name, a place, an allusion, an object, a brand of deodorant, the titles of six poems in a row, even an occasional date. This, son, makes for interesting (if effortless) reading, and this is what gets A’s. Underline them, capitalize them, insert them in the top, “Illustrate;” “Be specific;’ etc.? They mean it. The illustrations, of course, need not be singularly relevant; but they must be there...
...book “The Orchid Thief”—who Streep played in its 2002 screen meta-adaptation, “Adaptation”—serves on the Advisory Panel of the Coolidge.In “Prairie,” Streep delivers another genuine, effortless performance, Midwestern accent and all. Coupled with Altman’s directing style—which many recognize by its characteristic natural feel—the film adopts a graceful charm. Altman uses several unique technical and philosophical approaches to create his signature effect.Multiple cameras—at least three...