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...Show your best body part and hide what’s not flattering.” Indeed, her loose silhouettes embody easy comfort and simplicity, as do the cotton and linen materials she chooses to work with. A combination of East and West, Gao’s clothes offer modern shapes that flatteringly fit and drape the body, at the same time evoking the linen shifts peasant-farmers wore in the late imperial period of China. Though Gao verbalized a distinction between Asian and American style, her ability to blend East and West seamlessly in her design aesthetic suggests that...
...that’s awesome and allows you to see so much different stuff, but it can be overwhelming at times,” he says. “It’s kind of cool to have both the broad spectrum of what the Internet can offer you and also a simple, elegant way to view...
...Propelled by an admirable purpose, “Me & Kaminski” nearly succeeds in countering the idea that man’s life can be captured in a narrative. But Kehlmann misses something as he attempts to deconstruct the notion of writing a complete biography; he fails to offer a satisfying alternative in its place. Rather, with the unfinished biography lingering in the novel’s foreground, the reader finds fulfillment to be yet another task left incomplete...
...opponents in Congress. Many of the same Senators and Representatives who vehemently object to giving any aid to carmakers, he claimed, come from states that have shelled out big bucks as incentive to lure foreign automakers to set up plants. "It just seems odd to us that we can offer incentives to our competitors to come here and compete against us, but at the same time we are willing to walk away from an industry that is the backbone of our economy," he said...
...predicts GDP will grow only 2.2% in 2009. In the meantime, Hong Kong's glum populous can at least take comfort in the efforts of one of the city's more esoteric groups. In mid-November, several members collected in Causeway Bay, a popular shopping and restaurant district, to offer people "free" hugs. More such sessions are planned in coming weeks. "Particularly in the [current] financial situation, people need more care and attention," says Ricky Chow, a Hug Society organizer. Unfortunately, as Hong Kong's economy worsens, they may need much more than that...