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...style in three words: Smooth, like water. My style in one sentence: Refer to above. In 15 minutes I am wearing: My bathrobe. In 15 years I am wearing: Your wife’s bathrobe...
...this explosion of innovation has a problem, however, it may be that the developments are coming too late to allow a smooth transition to the postpetroleum era. Hydrogen fuel cells, ethanol from vegetable matter, solar cells, wind power, synthetic gasoline from coal--all could make a dent once they are available in sufficient quantities. But that won't be for years, maybe decades, says Richard Heinberg, a professor of culture, ecology and sustainable community at the New College of California in Santa Rosa and the author of The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies. Twenty...
...Congress, provided all sorts of wondrous reports about Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction (some of which Judith Miller disseminated in the New York Times). He convinced certified hardfellahs like Vice President Dick Cheney that American troops would be greeted in Baghdad with flowers and candy. He was smooth as oil and wicked smart, with a math degree from M.I.T. More than a few Bush Administration officials hoped Chalabi would quickly take control in Baghdad after Saddam was deposed, and allow the U.S. to get out of Dodge within months...
...counterparts. Even with rising production standards, “The Craft” still sounds positively sculpted. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it has taken their style in a different, colder direction. The album is the soundtrack to brushed aluminum lounges and suede benches: smooth, lush and sensual, but ultimately vacuous. “Automatique” is a dull electronic romp, and the opening track “World of Vibrations” is dragged down by a whining euro-pop hook. It seems like Gab and Xcel have forgotten exactly why they...
...five new designs substitute a smooth aluminum surface for the contoured grooves of the classic green-glass bottle. Each model also features a "night mode" and can glow in the dark. Instead of using standard labels, the company printed graphics directly on the aluminum. "For the first time, the bottle could be reshaped," says Peter Schelstraete, global brand manager, who credits Apple with demonstrating that consumers reward radically creative design innovation...