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...Depp) in his laboratory. He gives the boy scissors for hands until he can finish his work but dies before attaching the new hands. The boy lives a lonely life in the castle until he is discovered by an Avon lady (Dianne West), who takes him home to the pastel-colored suburbia below. The boy, dubbed Edward Scissorhands, tries to fit in this retro-'50s environment and falls for a the Avon lady's daugher, a local cheerleader (Winona Ryder). Adhering to the fairy tale style, true happiness is not to be had by an outcast like Edward...

Author: By Jason F. Clarke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Weird, Weird World: A Burton Backtrack | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

...contrast to the pastel pink-and-white motif of the women's offerings, men's products come in traditionally more masculine colors and bear the words "Skin Management" instead of the Mary Kay moniker...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Made Up in Mary Kay | 10/22/1999 | See Source »

Stone townhouses whose pastel hues and intricate wrought-iron balconies testify to the wealth of those who built them. Side-walks peopled with men, women and children with backs straight and chins high like proud poodles--step lightly and with a certain disdain over cobblestones weathered by the centuries. Tree-lined boulevards whose flanks feature ornate fountains and sculptures carved by only the most famous of artisans...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, | Title: City of Contradictions | 7/9/1999 | See Source »

...plays '80s hits at supersonic decibels. If you were a Kennedy, you would find your little brother drinking here. After last call at the country club, the true alcoholics of Palm Beach swagger to Club 251. They mingle with B-list stars and failed models turned trophy wives. Hint: pastel pants work best with yellow or orange cashmere cardigans. More traditional spring break nightlife can be found at the six "original" Irish pubs dotting Clementis Street (see restaurants...

Author: By Joseph I. Liebman, | Title: palm beach | 3/25/1999 | See Source »

Director and co-choreographer Graciela Daniele (Ragtime) creates a pretty, pastel production and fills the stage with inventive, witty movement. The members of the Wild West troupe are onstage most of the time, either dancing up a storm or providing rhythmic accompaniment to the action by slapping thighs or snapping scarves. When Frank (the fine Tom Wopat) sings My Defenses Are Down, he clings to the leg of one member of a male chorus line as they drag him across the stage--then he turns and drags them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: What Comes Natur'lly | 3/15/1999 | See Source »

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