Word: glamourizes
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...with those collecting some of the lowest, like Luxembourg and Liechtenstein. That's handy for Europeans who want to work in one country while they live, and save, in another. So execs and entrepreneurs can do business in London while settling in Monaco, the city-state famous for sunshine, glamour and zero tax on income or investment gains. Belgium, where some assets are exempt from capital-gains tax, is peppered with wealthy French escaping a tax rate that can top 40%. And Luxembourg, the euro zone's biggest private-banking center, attracts wealthy foreigners by exempting their investments from...
...think something similar might be said about Allen. A movie like Match Point worked because, despite the seriousness of its theme, it had the sheen of glamour about it - the fabulous country house, the upscale condo in town, its general air of luxe. You might not like its people, but you couldn't help but admire their lifestyles. "I want that," an inner voice kept crying, as if it were a TV commercial sound bite. Cassandra's Dream is much more tough-minded. And much less immediately appealing. I walked out of the screening, over a month ago, admiring...
What is your favorite borough of New York City? -Leo Khokhlov, St. Petersburg, RussiaManhattan, because it was the glamour spot of my childhood. I grew up in Brooklyn, which is another great borough, but Manhattan [had] the jazz joints, most of the great movie houses and Central Park. The second I could move out of my parents' house, I moved to Manhattan and have lived here my whole life...
...show. That's the Golden Globes when it's in full, fulsome flower. For one night, the TV viewer gets up-front gawking privileges, a chance to see George and Johnny and Julia and Jodie act, not like actors, but like movie stars - looking great, cracking wise, radiating celestial glamour. That's why the Golden Globes is the third-highest-rated of these annual bashes, after the Oscars and the Grammys...
...Much of the glitz and glamour of the campaign has focused on the dual historical firsts of viable female and minority candidates in the race. However, if a white, male, Southern governor sounds too vanilla and too similar to some of our recent presidents, consider Huckabee’s personal story. It is one of the most compelling in the race...