Word: legendizing
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Williams resurrected his public image in the late 1990s with New Jersey. His gift of gab and stand-up comic’s sense of humor turned him into a media darling—his stories of New Jersey teammates have become the stuff of legend. He finally applied himself on the court, building himself into one of the league’s best rebounders. He was known for his charity work, particularly with Parkinson’s disease in recent years...
...former advertising industry legend who "branded" America's favorite rice was named Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs last September. Her mission: to counter the widespread anti-American sentiment in the Muslim world so craftily exploited by Osama bin Laden. But a Gallup Poll published Tuesday suggests Ms. Beers has a long way to go in repositioning what she called "the most elegant brand" she'd ever promoted...
...promoter. At issue: promoter's deal to have Lennox drink Yuban coffee between rounds Losers JACQUES CHIRAC Le Monde runs photo of French prez with sleazeball scandal-magnet. Chirac is getting off easy. Those naked, bongo pics? Still hidden JULIAN AND STEPHEN MARLEY Sons of the deceased reggae legend Bob Marley busted for smoking weed. Other charges: sitting on sofas, giggling, really getting into Memento ROBERT MUGABE President of Zimbabwe kicks out E.U. election-observers in the run up to his re-election bid. Well, that's one way to stay in office...
...tale to top all others, except possibly Kostelic's. Riding with Shea inside his helmet was a photograph of his grandfather, a former speed-skater who had been America's oldest living Winter Olympics champion until his death in a car crash just before the Games. The Sheas are legends in Lake Placid, America's Cooperstown of winter sports tradition. Now Jim Jr. is a legend throughout the land, having slid through the storm on his small sled to dramatic, unexpected victory. And he, alone among athletes in Salt Lake, tried to take it to another level. He said medals...
Many of the tapestries in this exhibition have an accompanying story, song, or poem. The closest Sulca gets to literalism is probably “Weaving Life,” which uses the legend of the spider-storyteller to depict the major events of Peruvian history as symbols in a web. In this tapestry the correlation between the story and the symbol is clear and beautifully executed—but not as compelling as when Sulca uses symbols to build a metaphor. Such is the case in “For a Better World,” based...