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...white sweater rolled up to expose Popeye forearms or, in the dream sequence of "An American in Paris," the nowhere-to-hide body suit in which he assumes the impossible poses of Toulouse-Lautrec?s Chocolat character. Like so many middle-class guys, he was an athlete and a salesman. His work was his cheeriest, most seductive pitch for his idea of dance and, of course, for himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Dancin? Man | 3/2/2002 | See Source »

...sensuality,” she says. “It’s okay to feel good down there too.” If the horse mane clashes with your cheetah-print lingerie, try the solid black 15-inch cone-shaped butt plug for $40. Reed, a salesman at the store, helpfully adds, “If you can fit this thing in, it becomes a speed bump for your intestines.” Hubba Hubba. 534 Mass. Ave., Cambridge. T: Central. (617) 492-9082. Monday-Saturday...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Night, Out of Love | 2/14/2002 | See Source »

...closed door session with investment advisers before the arrival of Enron's go-go salesman that day - Jeff Skilling himself - committee members were similarly confused about the structure of Enron and puzzled over the lack of transparency in the JEDI setups. Only after repeated questioning did the outside advisers who brought CalPERS the deal - Pacific Corporate Group of LaJolla, Calif. - admit that Enron was offering stock, instead of cash, as a maneuver to improve their debt-to-equity ratio and keep their credit rating up. Connell was offended. "We were going to put cash in, they were going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California's Prescient Brush With Enron | 2/11/2002 | See Source »

...NonFiction, the less mechanical and derivative section of Storytelling, Solondz digs into the familiar territory of surburban misery and dysfunction. The story centers on Toby Oxman, (Paul Giamatti), a dejected shoe salesman who plans to make a documentary film about the underbelly of suburban high school, and the Livingstons, a middle-class Jewish-American family. Oxman finds his ideal protagonist in Scooby Livingston, an apathetic, strung-out, futureless student who spends most of his time organzing his CD collection and dreaming of being Conan O’Brien’s sidekick. Oxman follows Scooby through his nonexistent college search...

Author: By Dan Cantagallo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Storytelling Chokes on Sarcasm | 2/8/2002 | See Source »

...that appear sporadically throughout the broadcast. After it’s all over, dates confess their feelings of love or repulsion to host Roger Lodge (don’t worry, no one else knows who he is either). On a recent episode, confident coquette Pamela met Tony, an electronics salesman with a knack for skirt-chasing. The two began the date with a long stroll on the beach, where Pamela dropped her robe and revealed a strapless two-piece bathing suit and an even tan. Feeling patriotic, Pam suggested they gather rocks and paint them red, white and blue...

Author: By William L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: O Cable, Where Art Thou? | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

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