Word: jinxing
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...black actress, Union, 29, harbors few illusions about the business. But she dares to dream of a rising tide. "We want what we saw with Halle Berry in the Bond film Die Another Day, where her character, Jinx, is being spun off into her own franchise. Like breeds like, and if that movie makes money, then a lot of us supporting women could get our own franchises...
...Odds are, Harvard will win.’ Not results, not seeding, not that anybody could win—because it’s an odd year, Harvard’s in there,” Binkley said. “There’s a jinx if you’ve ever seen...
...methane, a continuous supply must be assumed, and biological activity will be the most likely reason. There are, of course, risks. Mars has been exceptionally hostile to visitors: fewer than 10 of the 31 missions to the planet have succeeded. But if any of these missions can break the jinx, they might unravel a bewitching mystery. And if the little pod called Beagle takes the prize, somewhere Charles Darwin will be smiling...
...getting too big for her crucifixes. During an argument, Kelly tells him, "I hope someone beats you up." He snaps back, "I hope your album fails." Sharon is aghast--at Jack. In this family, you can tell somebody to blank themselves in the blank with a blankety-blank, but jinx their Soundscan numbers, and you've crossed a line...
...every product placer gets such a high profile. Jinx won't walk around with a Revlon sign to let us know who made her makeup, and Bond won't have a Brioni tag hanging off his tux. But the firms hope for gilt by association--and the chance to slap a 007 seal of approval on their ads. Bollinger champagne can freshen its traditional image with the help of the "debonair and charming James Bond," says president Ghislain de Montgolfier. "What could be more stylishly up-to-date...