Word: fad
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...expand his production operations, which will offer more jobs in an inflated jobless market, cut prices for the consumer, and carve out a larger portion of the domestic clothing market.But until it decides between the extremes, American Apparel may be fated to be a passing fashion fad that simply costs too much to justify its purchase over thrift store duds and sealed, Fruit of the Loom three-packs.A friend of mine once explained to me that American Apparel has a “don’t ask” policy for shoplifting and doesn?...
...whistled will be stopped immediately". And when that happens during friendly matches, she intoned, such fixtures against "the country concerned will be suspended for a period yet to be determined" - though that risks leaving France with no one to play with should booing suddenly become a pre-game fad here. Worse still: French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie on Wednesday night announced she'd ordered video footage of crowd shots be used to identify booers as evidence to try perpetrators in a court case for bringing "insult to the national anthem". So much for liberte...
Supermarkets are struggling to meet consumer demand for bananas as a fad diet sweeps the country. The popularity of the scheme, which prescribes a banana and a glass of warm water every morning, has been fed by online social networks, a best-selling book called Morning Banana Diet and celebrity testimonials. Leading banana importer Dole Japan reported that sales of the fruit are up 25% since the same period last year. Yet despite the empty shelves and rising prices, nutrition experts have been skeptical, saying bananas do not directly trigger weight loss...
Long before ''cool'' got hot and poetry became the latest MTV fad, Rickie Lee Jones was striking beatnik poses on album covers and writing jazzy rhymes about a hipster demimonde of oddballs, outcasts and free spirits. On albums like Pirates (1981) and Flying Cowboys (1989), Jones' street-wise sensibility was balanced and embellished by her increasingly sophisticated flair for elaborate instrumental settings. Then, two years ago, she switched gears and released Pop Pop, a glossy collection of covers and old standards that showed a heartfelt respect for tradition but lacked the offbeat charm of her own material. On Traffic from...
...that economics is a passing fad, spurred by market-oriented policies in Washington and visions of well-paying jobs on Wall Street. The facts do not support this view. Economics has been one of the largest concentrations, if not the largest, for many decades, both at Harvard and at peer institutions. Notable Harvard economics graduates include Robert E. Rubin ’60, Ben S. Bernanke ’75, and Steve A. Ballmer ’77—each of whom graduated before hedge funds were invented...