Word: revellers
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Like in Hollywood, notoriety is often synonymous with popularity in our skewed social scene. We love to despise, and the despised revel in the glory of their infamy. And, so, Pomey and Gomes may have triumphed after all: they tainted our noble institution, a la Monica Lewinsky, they skirted the law, a la Heidi Fleiss, and they arrogantly believed that they could get away with it, a la O.J. Simpson, to become genuine household—or at least dormitory—names. They’re not just “almost famous” anymore, and the trial...
BOSTON—More than a million New England Patriots’ faithful braved freezing temperatures and biting windchill yesterday to dance in the streets of Boston and revel in their football team’s first-ever championship...
...TOPDOG/UNDERDOG A reformed street hustler, who now makes a living playing Abraham Lincoln in an arcade, shares a seedy room with his brother, who calls himself Booth. No point in trying to figure out the symbolism; just revel in Suzan-Lori Parks' haunting, fractured world of losers and even bigger losers. Jeffrey Wright and Don Cheadle (in an all too short off-Broadway run that could reach Broadway next year) gave riveting performances in one of Parks' strongest plays...
...notice the growing environmental catastrophe. Countless hills and rangelands are giving way to erosion, as millions of sheep and goats eat the sparse vegetation and lay the ground bare. In the end, the region's very remoteness may be its downfall?so few people get there to revel in its unique beauty that few are protesting its passing...
...patient entrepreneur would revel in that assessment. But Kamen is a man running short on patience. For him, conquering the corporate market is merely a prelude to the battle to come. "The consumer market is where the big money is," says Michael Schmertzler, a Credit Suisse First Boston managing director and, with Doerr, Segway's other major financial backer. "But this is about more than money for Dean. Pardon the cliche, but he really does want to change the world...