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...Bush made the biggest decision of his campaign so far says a lot about how he operates. By picking Cheney, he showed he was aware enough of his weaknesses--his lack of patina, his light resume--but confident enough to pair himself with someone who has brainpower and Washington credentials. Taking the arm of an experienced elder is something he learned to do in Texas when, as a neophyte Governor in 1995, he apprenticed himself to Democratic Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, the late master of Lone Star politics. Bush is doing the same with Cheney, 59, who, although just five...
Many view the Golden Globes as a harbinger of the Academy Awards, but others see them as a way for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hands them out, to bestow upon itself a patina of credibility. New York City's Foreign Press Association is among the latter. "It's a pity that they get all the acclaim for being the foreign press association," says the New York group's director, Suzanne Adams. The remedy: a separate celebfest, the Icon Awards, set to debut in New York next year. The group will hand out statues in the fields of movies...
Everybody knows that a brand-new Harvard T-shirt screams, "tourist," but a faded collegiate top softly implies, "coolness." How does one achieve the latter? There are three routes to patina-posh: (1) legitimately wear the garment for about five years, (2) buy a weathered T-shirt at Abercrombie & Fitch, or (3) make it yourself. For all you threes out there, here's a little recipe...
Everybody knows that a brand-new college t-shirt screams "tourist," but a faded collegiate top softly implies "coolness." How does one achieve the latter? There are three routes to patina-posh: (1) legitimately wear the garment for about 5 years, (2) buy a weathered t-shirt at Abercrombie & Fitch, or (3) make it yourself. For all you threes out there, here's a little recipe...
...documents and gave permission for former agents to speak at the meeting, the main Russian contribution came from Oleg Kalugin, a former major general of the KGB, the Soviet Union's intelligence service, who, because he has broken ranks with his former bosses, brought only his memories. Adding a patina of covert authenticity, the bulk of the conference took place at Teufelsberg, a once secret complex built on an artificial mountain in a forest near the outskirts of West Berlin. Surmounted by the eerie globes of eavesdropping radio antennas, Teufelsberg was a huge cold war spy station. (These days...