Word: pelting
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...other hand, it wants to be free to sensationally reinvent her life, mainly in order to provide the audience with images that are simultaneously revolting and sentimental. We're supposed to draw back aghast from the close-ups of Diane endlessly applying her razor to Lionel's pelt. At the same time we are supposed to applaud her humanistic bravery, especially since Kidman always plays her naively, as an innocent eager to investigate the world's dark side but never her own. This, of course, ignores the evidence of Arbus' own unblinking confrontations with the grotesque. It also ignores...
...rouse a sleepy park ranger. So, a smart poacher will plunge a spear down the trapped animal's throat and tear out its vocal chords; then, at his leisure, he can poison or electrocute the cat-or, if the buyer doesn't mind a bullet hole in the pelt, simply shoot...
...harder, in fact, to catch a poacher than a tiger. Typically, says Desai, who has spent a decade chasing poachers and pelt dealers across the central Indian state of Maharashtra, the hunt begins with a tip-off from informants or rival dealers. Then you arrange a pelt showing. When the dealer unfurls his roll of pelts, you sniff each skin to check its quality. After that, you arrange the buy-in the midst of which the police pounce, arresting the dealer. This hunt can take months, only to be followed by the legal battle, which can take years...
...problem in India, but economic growth across the border has pushed hunters to new levels of greed. As the ranks of affluent Chinese increase, so does the demand for tiger skins, along with ground tiger bones, whiskers and penises for use in traditional Chinese medicine. A large, unblemished pelt can fetch over $10,000, and powdered tiger bones sell for hundreds of dollars per kilogram. Neighboring Tibet has become a virtual shopping mall for tigers. In an undercover visit in 2005, conservationist Wright filmed vendors in Lhasa hawking dozens of pelts and swatches in the back rooms of stores...
...character is the first contestant vying for Steven’s heart, Crystal Style, whose real name is Emma Zarkowski. Perkins cannot get enough of poking fun at her lack of style and culture by noting that her coat was not fur but “the pelt of the rare endangered American Rayon, probably,” and that she called crepes suzette “pancakes.” Amazingly enough, she not only believes in spirit animals, crystal power, and being abducted by aliens, but she also protests anti-globalization...