Word: proppings
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...Political parties have conventions, and concert versions of Broadway shows do too. The main requirement is that each actor-singer holds the script in a black loose-leaf binder, but after 10 days' rehearsal, most of the performers have memorized their parts and use the book as a prop. Last night, one actor, feigning tears, ripped a page from the script and wiped his pseudo-tears. Near the finale, Powers, her body frozen in a jackknife posture with her hands on the floor, adjusted her position slightly and turned a page in the script...
Such breathless collecting has helped prop up the slow-growth $15 billion athletic-shoe business. Makers fuel the frenzy by releasing limited runs of anywhere from a few dozen to 1,000 pairs of vintage and new styles in distinctive color combinations. Some are embellished with laser-engraved designs and lace badges, decorative metal clips attached to the laces. To ensure that these "quickstrike" releases maintain the allure of exclusivity, makers skip large retailers and instead sell to boutiques like M.I.A. Skate Shop in Miami's South Beach; Sportie L.A. on Melrose Avenue; and A Bathing Ape, a shop...
...reporters on Saturday he was "appalled and dismayed" by the declaration of emergency rule. Though he stopped short of calling for her resignation, as Aquino did, Ramos said his support for Arroyo was waning. "She's fond of using people. I don't want to be used as a prop anymore...
...during a psychology class presentation. “I was trying to demonstrate John Piaget’s notion of cognitive dissonance,” Warren explains. Fortunately, he was wearing circus pants underneath, and was not arrested for his class presentation. Warren never parts with his favorite prop, which he endearingly calls his “prayer wheel.” He claims he can ride while drinking his coffee, listening to music, and using his cell phone, though this behavior does seem to “make people nervous.” But Warren’s unicycling...
...Each seat in the Olympic Stadium had an "audience kit" containing props to be used to create card-trick-like effects on television. The kit included the white ponchos, which most people put on before the ceremony began, as much for warmth as for team spirit; a red seat cushion with a Torino 2006 logo in white; and a red plastic flash light, to be wielded like a cigarette lighter at a rock concert. The kit itself was even a prop ? a metallic bag that could be held up to create a blinding effect. In case any audience member didn...