Word: garishness
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With his struck-by-lightning hair, glazed eyes and garish Hawaiian shirt, NICK NOLTE, nabbed for a DUI offense, set the standard by which all future mug shots shall be measured...
...Thanksgiving Day, the Brattle will be screening this 1971 children’s classic and cautionary tale. You know the drill: Five greedy kids win a tour of a candy factory, where they are punished for their cravings in visually imaginative ways. Add in some Burt Bacharach songs, some garish ’70s set design, and Gene Wilder’s repressed, vaguely psychotic turn in the title role, and you’ve got a couple hours of kitschy fun to take in after you’re demolished your pumpkin...
...clothing was made up of three pieces that had to be bought separately, and then attached. "They had no idea about sales," laughs Pene. "But they had the right mood. I said: 'Give us something they can buy.'" They responded by covering jeans, shirts and sweatshirts with a garish American-flag print. The press loved it, and subsequent collections were eagerly anticipated - the all-black collections, with blackface models, and the ode to the age of sharp suits and tap dancing. But even fashion editors can tire of wearing ideas. The blue-screen collection for last autumn...
...Readers had mixed feelings about the Sept. 15 cover illustration. While an Ohio woman was "relieved that TIME tastefully acknowledged the second anniversary of 9/11 without resorting to garish displays," a Californian was not pleased, declaring, "Those three scowling, sunglasses-wearing men look as if you plucked them out of a cheap music video. It's an ugly stereotype, pandering to our worst prejudices." And a Belgian was even more piqued, saying, "Rarely have I seen a more racist cover picture or one more likely to reinforce misguided nationalism and resentment on both sides of the world...
...Harrison said he hopes the theater won’t lead to garish displays...