Word: fakeness
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...showed her sketches of stage sets and his new hobby, shoes. She told him to surrender the stage for the shoes. So he did. His first foray into fashion was a collaboration with the groovy British designer Ossie Clark in 1971. The shoes?with straps of green suede and fake cherries?were perfect. The heels?each six or seven inches of unsupported rubber crepe?were not. The models wearing them bounced and buckled down the runway at Clark's fashion show in the Royal Court. But never mind. The It-girls of the day?Bianca Jagger, Marisa Berenson?loved them...
...mysteriously covered by a huge cloth, with only its giant feet poking out. When tourists try to approach the statue, security guards shoo them away. Instead, would-be guides shove pictures of the park's lesser draws under the few visitors' noses?perhaps a tour of a couple of fake, mildewy buddhas or a trip to a viewing pavilion that looks out on nothing much? Asked when the Bamiyan lookalike might be open to the public, one guide says, "Maybe this year, maybe next. Who knows...
...really think that healthy glow came from the radiant Cambridge sun? Well-informed fake bakers know that Sun City, just above Chili’s, is the best thing to happen to Harvard Square since Origins. Elvis, the good-natured proprietor, will even turn down the techno if you ask nicely. Experts say that Boston Beach Club in the Porter Exchange Mall is best avoided, but if you’re shopping on Newbury, Tan-o-Rama on the corner of Mass. Ave is a basement haven...
COMING UP NEXT: HICKS, CHICKS, WITCHES AND FAKE ALIENS Since Joe Millionaire drew record-breaking audiences last week and the Emmys have announced new categories for unscripted shows, network execs are obeying the golden rule of TV--namely, if something works, run it into the ground. Here is a preview of the next round of reality shows...
...Envisioned as a universal credential to be carried by everyone in the transportation industry, from airport ramp workers to truckers and longshoremen, they are a response to complaints that despite new security measures, the various IDs that many ports and other facilities use are too easy to steal or fake. The agency is ready to begin testing several types of cards at the ports of L.A.--Long Beach, Calif., and Philadelphia--Wilmington, Del., according to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) spokesman Robert Johnson. If all goes well, the card could go nationwide next year...