Word: plush
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...dominates his office. Red plush carpet, red pillows, red picture frame...
Strings of twinkly lights and a strategic re-orientation of the blue plush couches to face the piano gave the normally fluorescent-lit Penthouse a classy, jazz club vibe...
...parliament, approaches. Her office is filled with bouquets and orchids sent by well-wishers, adding a splash of color to the building's dreary halls - as does Fukuda herself. At age 29, she is the country's youngest member of the Diet; her pink cell phone with a tiny plush Chihuahua dangling from it, her pink blouse and black flats with bows until recently would have seemed grossly out of place in the locker room of Japanese politics...
...kindred spirit in another high-flying exec, the sultry Alex (Vera Farmiga). As she tells Ryan, "Think of me as yourself, only with a vagina." Their relationship is affectionate, lusty and unfettered--the perfect sky alliance. It's a life Ryan loves: the pampering by flight attendants, the plush anonymity of hotel rooms. What you might call loneliness, he calls self-reliance. This is threatened by a young corporate rival (Anna Kendrick), who wants to save money by reining in the flyboys and firing people by Skype. Suddenly Ryan, by contrast, is almost a mensch...
...Asterix's success presents a problem. How can a huge commercial hit continue to represent the little guy? Asterix is not just the biggest comic-book star in France these days, but in the whole of Europe. Asterix merchandising is big business, from video games, plush toys and shampoos to, yes, even McDonald's Happy Meals. (Read "Hooked on McDonald...