Word: modell
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is a measure of validity on both sides of the argument. The reality lies somewhere in-between the environmentalist model, (humanity will succumb to natural restraints), and the economic model (human nature can circumvent such natural restraints). We may be able to bend the laws of nature a bit, but it would be both arrogant and foolish to believe that we can continue to overburden the earth indefinitely...
...will it take a big shift to affect television's business model. Ads are sold based on demographics. Suppose only relatively well-off, younger, tech-savvy viewers--the kind advertisers crave--adapt to PVRs. Bernoff posits that if X-Files fans bypass all those pricey tech ads, such highly acclaimed, high-budget programs could migrate to pay cable, replaced by more America's Favorite Self-Immolations--cheap programming aimed at downscale audiences...
...mogul visited Paris to promote his latest album, he shipped 18 trunks of clothing, 45 pairs of shoes and two stylists, and booked a hotel room exclusively for his wardrobe. Between outfit changes, Puff found time to attend the couture shows and preen for October's Vogue (accessorized by model KATE MOSS). "I'm just a regular superstar," he demurs. As if there were such a thing...
...offered good roles, so the results should be consistent, right? The problem, of course, is that Julia Roberts is nothing without her hair (her hair speaks for her--pay attention, this is subtle). Why did Mary Reilly, Michael Collins, I Love Trouble, etc. etc. flop? Because she couldn't model different hairstyles. Notting Hill avoids such a deadly trap. Not only does she get to smile (and sometimes even to be funny!), she has a different hairstyle in every scene. A more profound observation is the interesting choice to let the actors keep their "public" personas--Julia, of course...
...meant more than rediscovering psychedelia and getting into a coed's pants. Furthermore, Angela (played by the svelte and perceptive Mena Suvari) is nearly as brittle and shallow as Lester's wife. Lester isn't checking out of the race, he's just trading up for a newer model...