Word: expression
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...very, very bad" at drawing and says that "talent, unfortunately, is not hereditary." Nevertheless, Sophie Renoir, 20, a great-granddaughter of French Impressionist Painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, is determined to express herself. Her chosen medium is film acting (well, her great-uncle is Film Maker Jean Renoir), and her credits include The Children Are Watching, with French Heartthrob Alain Delon and a planned film this spring with Burt Lancaster. Renoir just visited New York City to preview a limited edition of 318 bronzes (initial asking price: $15,000 each) that went on sale last week after being cast from great...
...rapid rise astounded even its principal owners, American Express and Warner Communications. The companies lost more than $50 million on the venture between 1981 and 1983, but in the first half of this year MTV pulled in a profit of $8.1 million on sales of $30.2 million. The channel now beams to 23.5 million households, up 57% from last year. Indeed, MTV has become almost a generic term for music video. To preserve that status, MTV promotes itself tirelessly. Last month the network staged the First Annual MTV Video Music Awards, a $100-a-seat glitterfest for 5,800 guests...
...independent financier whose family has been in banking since the Ottoman Empire find happiness working for American Express? The answer seems to be no. In 1983, American Express bought Edmond J. Safra's Trade Development Bank for $520 million in cash and securities. Lebanese-born Safra is one of the world's most respected moneymen. He built a banking empire by giving meticulous attention to the accounts of wealthy Middle Easterners. What better way for American Express's bank to hit world-class status than to hire a world-class banker? Safra was offered the company...
...personalized style did not work in the American Express bureaucracy. Said one Wall Streeter: "He did not mesh well in a large organization." American Express is trying to minimize any damage to itself. It negotiated a no-competition agreement with Safra that runs through March 1988. The parent company also named Safra to its board and agreed to allow him to buy back some of the other properties he sold to American Express...
...triumph of Miss Manners is both a cause and a consequence of something stirring in the American subconscious. Since etiquette is largely symbolic of manners, and since manners stylistically express what people think about other people, the revived interest in what used to be called proper behavior implies a new sense of what behavior should...