Word: pursuits
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...Coen brothers’ limp remake of a classic Alec Guinness comedy has its occasional laughs, but ends up becoming boring in its pursuit of essentially sweet comedy. Tom Hanks is the leader of a gang of robbers forced to masquerade as a band in order to rent church-lady Irma P. Hall’s basement because it connects to the basement of their target. Although the Coens’ affection for southern tradition is sweet and the manic third act brings things up a notch, it isn’t enough to save this essentially mediocre film...
...niche-market brand into a post-modern pop-culture-style-fashion-celebrity world. For Pulitzer, it took the marketing prowess of a husband-and-wife Harvard MBA pair to take Lilly out of retirement and reinvigorate her brand. The new Pulitzer slogan “Life. Lilly. And the Pursuit of Happiness” has pushed forward the All-American positioning of venerable designers like Ralph Lauren by adding a new dimension that is fun, light-hearted and, most importantly, accessible. Lilly’s vapid elitism is obscured by the colorfulness of her patterns and apparent happiness...
...some, however, “eating healthily” can turn into an obsessive pursuit of perfection...
Maintaining biceps and pecs doesn’t just come from working out five days a week at the MAC. Men are increasingly emphasizing the importance of their diets in the pursuit of a perfect body. “I think a lot of guys watch what they eat more these days,” says Herbert. He also notes that dieting, a historically female fad, is now very mainstream for males...
...some, however, “eating healthily” can turn into an obsessive pursuit of perfection...