Word: forbiddenness
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Giannini, who graduated from Rome's Fashion Academy, is often described by co-workers as a controlling, somewhat fiery workaholic, although to the outside world she maintains a guarded façade. Glimpses into her design rooms are forbidden, as are previews of upcoming collections. And a few subjects do ignite her rumored tartness. One obvious nerve is the idea that her clothes lack a strong fashion message. "It's a very stupid comment," she retorts. "I never approach a collection thinking it needs to be commercial. But if my ideas are so desirable that people want to buy them...
...those price points, the Emerald City starts looking more like the Forbidden City, at least for people getting by on a stage designer's income. Except for the lucky few at the top, the arts do not pay. And it doesn't help that every year thousands of arts graduates tumble out of American universities and into the ranks of the city's cultural proletariat - all those actor-waiters and artist-housepainters...
...Earth and his children, Adam and Eve (Harvard theatre veterans Barry A. Shafrin ’09 and Rachel E. Flynn ’09). True to Biblical form, “Father†bans his children from the Garden of Eden after they partake of a forbidden fruit...
...same was true in Bethlehem, where even children were kept off the roads and many, including the wife of TIME correspondent Jamil Hamad, were forbidden by soldiers to glance out the window of their own homes. At Manger Square, in front of Jesus' birthplace, American security experts were spotted prying up manholes to check sewage pipes for bombs. These draconian security precautions prompted one Palestinian official, who opposes his own President's close ties with Bush, to comment: "What's all this fear? Is it because the Americans and Palestinians running this show know they're doing something wrong...
...Another problem is that some of those who might potentially be brought in have already been sidelined. Former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta, for instance, is running a 527 organization called the Fund for America and is forbidden by law to even consult with the campaign...