Word: jour
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...thirds of U.S. economic activity, the U.S. on the whole can still call this thing a slowdown, or as Alan Greenspan likes to call it, "a period of sub-par growth." Both of which are much nicer terms - and both of which are likely be the terms du jour well into 2002. And that?s if the consumers keep bailing...
...question of using stem cells for research is intrinsically scientific, and yet has become the political cause du jour in Washington. The debate surrounding the cells threatens to rend traditional alliances, challenging our comprehension of life and leaving some abortion opponents in a very uncomfortable spot: Is it possible to protect the strict boundaries inherent in the "sanctity of life" and still harvest these cells to help the living among...
...symbols, showmanship and precision performance. Kalamazoo, a small company in Michigan, sells its customized sculptural grills largely for their beauty. Boris Yeltsin has one at his dacha, according to the company. It's no accident that stainless steel--functional, low maintenance and totally showy--has become the metal du jour for all early 21st century grills. And where luxury items go, the mass market follows: Coleman released a stainless-steel grill this year...
...applies for the job of "movie star." There are no graduate courses in the subject. The title is a gift from a public that has decided, as if ignited by mass lust, that you are the hottie du jour. That's the easy part. The hard part is maintaining an effortless allure through the rumbles of inane projects and the hiccups of popular taste...
...this minute. It's the exercise cum meditation for the new millennium, one that doesn't so much pump you up as bliss you out. In the U.S., yoga now straddles the continent?from Hollywood, where $20 million-a-picture actors queue for a session with their guru du jour, to Washington, where, in the gym of the Supreme Court, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and 15 others faithfully take their class each Tuesday morning...