Word: glamourization
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This is a shame. Shakira has ever been the thinking man’s Britney (though not too deeply thinking), several steps above the impoverished dregs of robotized glamour-pop. What set her apart were her siren vocals, and the lyrics those vocals would belt out—lyrics crafted by a fledgling English speaker, peculiar and sometimes puzzling. She is still thankfully in ownership of these gifts, singing lines like “Why wait for later? / I’m not a waiter” and using words like “lycanthropy” (destined...
...world, but film festivals get their juice from Hollywood's most venerable and precious commodity: stars. So on the red carpet at the 66th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - better known as the Venice Film Festival - were Nicolas Cage, Matt Damon, Viggo Mortensen and, for a little old-fashioned glamour, Omar Sharif. Inside the Sala Grande, George Clooney introduced his new girlfriend, TV presenter Elisabetta Canalis; and when the projector broke down at a screening of his film The Men Who Stare at Goats, he entertained the audience with a vigorous rendition of "O Sole...
...students that have produced technologically innovative fabrics as an example, he continues, “It’s kind of cutting-edge because you get to be an artist and a mad scientist.” SAY NO TO UGGS: THE ANTI-FAD CAMPAIGNEchoing the glitz and glamour of New York Fashion Week itself, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour took the notion of consumer incentives to dizzying new heights on Sept. 10 with Fashion’s Night Out. Billed as “a global initiative to promote retail, restore consumer confidence, and celebrate fashion...
...taking it personally because there’s so many amazing companies here.”Fialo’s sentiments reveal a tension within campus recruiting. Although Harvard’s prestige attracts both a wide base of companies and high caliber firms, the glamour of the latter oftentimes negates the abundance of the former.“It’s not traditionally a career path that people have realized they can go into,” Roberts suggested.“You’re a fan of sports, but people don’t necessarily realize...
...Glamour Magazine’s September issue features their annual pick of the country’s Top Ten College Women who they believe are going to change the world, and inevitably, a Harvard gal usually makes the cut. This year, Pforzheimer resident Marisa S. West ’10 joins the fold. FM caught up with past Harvard finalists to ask them about life after the feature. For Nancy A. Redd ’03, life has been pretty glamorous since she made the list in 2002. After being crowned Miss Virginia two weeks following her graduation, she went...