Word: garished
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...crept down the stairs to the basement of Harvard Square’s Unitarian Church, eager to partake in the rites of a different faith. For all the gaudy marvel and garish sparkle of the actual show, though, this audition was serious business: the hopefuls were stretching, all in regular dancing gear—with the exception of one young Adonis whose perfectly toned legs were well advertised between tiny shorts and sequined shoes...
...school with radiant, orange skin. This was not a result of carotene over-consumption but, I was told at first, a natural tan that guys “found hot.” Since this was in sunny Georgia, this was plausible, but inevitably I would find that this garish hue was the product of weekly trips to the tanning salon and layers of tanning products...
Talent or virtuosity does not preclude admission into the pantheon of bad art, nor does artistic ineptitude alone ensure it. The works that are included vary in style and medium, but most share certain characteristics. First off, bad art tends to be figurative. Garish, unnatural colors seem to be a prerequisite. And much bad art just contains bad subject matter (take, for instance, a bovine form precipitating down what appears to be a waterfall in “Suicide,” or George Seurat relieving himself in the pointillist-style “Sunday on the Pot with George...
...certain pair of pants is also making the sport tough to watch. The Norwegian men's team is sporting garish red, white and blue harlequin-looking trousers that make golf attire look swank by comparison. The slacks have generated so much attention that as the Norwegian team was walking off the ice after destroying France 9-2 on Monday, a Canadian fan asked if he could buy them right from the players. The Norwegians declined, preferring not to enter the post-game interview area in their undies. "We knew it was going to get a lot of attention," says Norwegian...
...great episode with moments of surpassing poignancy and weirdness. Nicki curls into Bill's arms and whispers, "I think I'm damaged." When she appears at the weddings, she's wearing a miniskirt, garish makeup and a rakishly askew ponytail. "Get a sheet to cover her up," says the disgusted Adaleen; and Nicki spits back, proudly if cryptically: "It's who I've always been inside." Frantically seeking Cara Lynn, Nicki finds Joey's wife, the demurely deranged Wanda, who says of Cara Lynn, "She's in the nursery with the ponies." (We're deep into Twin Peaks territory...