Word: flair
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when it was apparently laid to rest two weeks ago, as Laura's father (animated by the evil spirit known as Bob) stepped forward and took the rap. Is there life after Laura for Peaks freaks? This season's inert, slowly paced premiere (directed with an uncharacteristic lack of flair by creator David Lynch) almost sank the ship before it left port. But things have picked up since then. Among the high points: Lynch himself in a hilarious cameo as Agent Cooper's half-deaf boss; Nadine, Big Ed's one-eyed wife, emerging from a coma with the mind...
...APPLE CIRCUS. A one-ring circus that is both breathtaking and witty. The traditional panoply of acrobats, elephants and high-wire artists is presented with a sophisticated theatrical flair -- to the delight of kids and adults alike. In Manhattan through...
...take the place of mom serving up the mincemeat, Hennessey said that those who work on Thanksgiving try to lend at least some sense of holiday revelry to the event. "They like doing it because it's different that the regular fare. They get to do a little flair, and the employees enjoy that," she said...
Though the ideas Kahane expressed were reprehensible, his skill as a demagogue was impressive. He used his charisma and public speaking flair to play on the crowd's emotions and avoid the moral questions that surrounded his arguments...
Discount stores like Syms and Daffy's still draw customers by offering sharp suits (including some unsold European-designer merchandise) at sharply cut prices. Designers and retailers who work the high end with a continental flair are also flourishing. GFT USA, the American branch of the large Italian textile company that manufactures and distributes such lines as Armani and Joseph Abboud throughout the U.S., estimates that it has cornered 20% of the higher-priced men's market (anywhere from $800 up), about double its share of only five years ago. Says Alan Bilzerian, who sells his own line of stylishly...