Word: fakeness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...first hit the market, the artificial sweeteners involved can still give food developers--and dieters--fits. Most sweets rely on a family of sugar substitutes called sugar alcohols, which are slowly digested carbohydrates that have minimal impact on insulin levels. But as most diabetics know, too much of this fake sugar can cause intestinal discomfort. Some Hershey's lovers learned that lesson the hard way earlier this year when, after 10 years in the lab, the world's third biggest chocolate maker introduced sugar-free versions of its flagship chocolate bars and Reese's peanut butter cups. For its sweetener...
...YORK—I never expected that I would end up spending my summer making fake...
...much. For proof, see Dirty Pretty Things, an English film written by Steven Knight and directed by indie vet Stephen Frears. On its face, this could be called an expose of the inhuman condition. Illegal immigrants trade their organs for fake passports, and the dangerous operations are performed in a London hotel room. For people following a dream of solvency from the Third World to the First, everything must be bought, at the cost of one's honor. "I don't want to take your virginity," a sweatshop owner tells an employee, forcing her into oral sex. "I just want...
...With me still at the controls, we whipped around Powder River a few more times and made a fake bombing run on an imaginary column of Iraqi T-72 tanks. Our 1 hour, 13 min. mission completed, Blood resumed control of the aircraft and brought us back to Ellsworth. The landing was smooth, and, I'm proud to report, my gloves were clean...
...buying reflex of a grandparent. Jan Burton, 52, has two grandchildren, Grace, 2, and James, 6 weeks. "My heart just glows when I see them wearing something so cute," says Burton. Her last impulse buy for her granddaughter was a $50 bathing suit patterned like a strawberry, with fake leaves sprouting from the shoulders. No doubt Grace will outgrow it before next summer, but you don't want to get in the way of a grandparent intent on grabbing. --With reporting by Amy Bonesteel/Atlanta and Esther Chapman/Omaha