Word: plumpness
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...young Marais (played by Depardieu's son, Guillaume) shows up on Sainte Colombe's doorstep asking to be his student, Guillaume Depardieu possesses an angelic beauty and the camera dots generously on his face, studying it and worshipping it. His square jaw is offset by soft, plump lips, a long nose, and a lion's golden mane that cascades around his face like honey. He is able to be at once fey and masculine, crude and innocent. Few actors' looks are so captivating that all they have to do in a scene is give a certain stare while being magnetic...
...drama critic as well as a frequent contributor of stories on subjects ranging as wide as the scope of the magazine itself. His favorite topic, though, was the theater. He had even contemplated an acting career as a youth, but lamented: "There aren't many parts for a short, plump actor who can't sing or dance." He wrote "Visions of America," a widely praised book on the 1984 election campaign, and another book, "Visions of Elitisim," which will be published by Doubleday this fall. A TV documentary on Director Bob Fosse won him a 1990 Emmy Award. Henry...
Academic proponents of cumulative voting swear by such a system's mathematical elegance. When filling seven seats, even though blacks make up only 11% of Chilton's voters, if they "plump" all seven of their votes for one candidate, that person should almost inevitably be elected -- without any outright governmental action on behalf of a specific minority. Of course, the same academics swear the system isn't confusing. Chilton County Probate Judge Bobby Martin, who oversaw the 1992 commission elections, differs. He says dozens of voters penciled in more than seven votes: "There were so many mistakes, we almost...
Glancing around the gift shops, one might imagine that their role is purely decorative. Holiday angels are luscious creatures, plump and dimpled, all ruffled and improvised. In their tame placidity they bear no relation to the fearsome creatures in the Bible and the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke and Wallace Stevens. Jehovah's angels are powerful creatures; in Genesis they guard the east gates of Eden with flashing swords; in Ezekiel they overpower the prophet with awesome visions, four-headed, multiwinged and many eyed; in Revelation they do battle with a dragon. Milton describes the "flaming Seraph, fearless, though alone...
...chocolate chip cookie paradise, though it did possess a certain je ne sais quoi. The bucket-o-cinnamon and "touch-o-nutmeg" eliminate the chocolate taste. This cookie's only redeeming french fry test--chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside. Very rich. This cookie is "moist and plump," "greasy," and "heavy," "a lot of butter." "Just a gosh darn good cookie." Very straightforward, no nonsense. ValueA fair deal at $.35 per ounce. It's bargain, $.22 per ounce. A fair deal. $.33 per ounce. A rip-off. $.50 per ounce. Fair deal. $.34 per ounce. The Verdict This...