Word: jour
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...many voters in the heartland, the Jack Abramoff congressional lobbying scandal has simply confirmed their suspicion that all the bums inside the nation's capital are on the take. But Washington's scandal du jour is just one example of the political corruption that the FBI is increasingly uncovering at all levels of government across the country. Under code names such as Tennessee Waltz, Plunder Dome, Safe Road and Lively Green, the FBI has mounted a growing number of investigations and undercover operations that have busted cops, mayors, judges, Governors--and everyone in between. Since 2002, the FBI has engineered...
...simply to drink, dance, and have a good time with one another. According to many girls, if they happen to meet some guys in the process, that’s fine but of secondary focus, while men seem to be on a more focused hunt for the femme du jour (de la nuit...
...scant appreciation. Even with spillover grosses from the 1995 Italian hit Il Postino, last year's foreign-language earnings amounted to less than 1% of the total U.S. box office. This is down from 4% to 5% in the 1960s, when foreign-language films were the intellectual rage du jour and an inspiration for smart Hollywood directors. Today, with an adventurous spirit and a full tank of gas, you might track down a small gem like Patrice Leconte's Ridicule, a period comedy with rapier wit, or Claude Chabrol's La Ceremonie, a sardonic thriller about the death...
...hardly took the Mayflower Madam to alert the citizenry to the news that genteel women had taken up prostitution. French films had the story 20 years ago: Luis Bunuel's Belle de Jour and Jean-Luc Godard's Two or Three Things I Know About Her spoke of suburban housewives who supplemented their allowances by turning tricks. The twist in Lizzie Borden's new film is that its call-girl protagonist Molly (Louise Smith) uses her earnings to support her half of a lesbian relationship...
...dining options. Older suburbs have also benefited from a new wave of establishments providing what Australian restaurateurs are fast winning an international reputation for: fantastically fresh food prepared with a cosmopolitan twist. Heading Down Under? Impress clients or friends by making reservations at any of these restaurants du jour...