Word: shiningly
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From the outside, the mausoleum still looks impeccable, its brown marble and granite façade polished to a gleaming shine. But today Vladimir Lenin's tomb is a site of only passing interest, and the gleam from its walls reflects the lights of the shops across Red Square: Louis Vuitton, Kenzo, Chanel. "The only Muscovites who come here are showing a visitor around," says a policeman on duty near the tomb. "Always out-of-towners. You can tell from their clothes--like ours from about 15 years ago." The officer hasn't been inside to see Lenin's embalmed body...
...partners had foiled. "I wouldn't have even had that mentioned in the speech if I had known that it would detract from the bigger picture," one aide said. It was a reminder to the President's men that when it comes to Iraq, the spotlight does not always shine where they aim it. --By Mike Allen
That caveat notwithstanding, “Crónicas” is an incredibly rewarding viewing experience: its performances shine, its direction and production are first class, and it couldn’t be more topical...
...search of safety. Weeks later, when they reached a rival rebel camp in Waat, they numbered fewer than a dozen; the rest had died from fighting, starvation, animal attacks and suicides. It was at this camp that Jal met Emma McCune, a British aid worker who took a shine to the boy, adopted him and smuggled him onto a flight to a new life in Nairobi. Three months later she died in a road accident. (Nicole Kidman is soon to play McCune in a biopic by director Tony Scott.) Ironically, with no gun to bolster his courage Jal found Nairobi...
...That sense of ease dignifies even his most forgettable roles. There's also something gracious in his reserve - and it's perhaps no accident that his best work has been with feminist directors like Jane Campion, where he has allowed the leading lady to shine. As Judy Davis told Time a few years back, "he's lovely to work with, very easy-tempered, rather an urbane chap." Blokes like him too. "He's a fantastic transformer," says director Woods. "But when he comes out of the moment and you talk to him, what's unusual...