Word: magnetism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Downstairs, the Linea Continua restaurant dazzles diners with its imaginative interpretations of Piedmontese cuisine. On Thursday evenings, aperitivi on the terrace are a magnet for players in Turin's buzzy contemporary-art scene. For more information, visit hotelbostontorino.it...
...were happy to oblige because Palin is a controversy magnet, attracting devoted fans and bringing out the worst in some critics, drawing sexist insults (an opponent once called her a Spice Girl, she writes) and snooty dismissals (which only boost her outsider image). She has a knack for sound bites, as when she inflamed the health care debate with two words, death panels, on Facebook...
Counterculture to Capital Berlin has always been different. During the Cold War era it was a magnet for young West German gays, punks and pacifists who got out of doing military service by moving there. They remain an important part of the culture: there are still squats in derelict buildings, and a vibrant, semilegal club scene. "The place still has an outlawish feel," says James Docwra, who works for an agency that books DJs. But in the transition from hippy to hip, some of the anarchy of earlier times has gone, particularly since the government moved from Bonn...
...He’s going to be a magnet [for defenses], and we’ve talked to him a lot about making the play, not necessarily trying to make the shot,” Amaker said. “He’s a playmaker...
...medical conditions rival autism as a magnet for controversy. Practically everything about the disorder - its cause, its treatment, the way it is diagnosed, how it is studied - is subject to bitter dispute, sometimes to the point of death threats...