Word: splendor
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...parodistic fantasies. There were gauzy see-through gossamers over checked bikini briefs for men; hiya-big-boy bathing suits for women that transform breasts into medium-range ballistic missiles; and sarongs for everyone. But there were also roomy, temperate suits for both sexes, and a selection of loungewear and splendor-in-the-grass sunsuits that managed to be forthrightly sexy without turning coy. It was shrewd and prototypical Gaultier; in short: clothes for yucks and clothes for bucks...
Square-jawed and white-haired, Republican Roger Jepsen of Iowa is the very picture of senatorial splendor. His distinguished demeanor, however, belies a propensity for personal blunders. Last June an Iowa reporter uncovered an application he had signed in 1977 for membership in a "leisure spa" that advertised "nude modeling, nude encounters and nude rap sessions." Jepsen explained that he had joined in "a moment of weakness" that occurred before he became a born-again Christian and won his surprising 1978 victory over liberal Senator Dick Clark. Last year Jepsen was stopped for driving alone in a lane reserved...
...sense of timelessness so crucial to successful Wagner performances in general, and static works like Lohengrin in particular; one looks forward to the day, two seasons hence, when he takes on the more overtly dramatic Ring. May he be blessed with a collection of voices that equals the splendor of last week's. But it will not be easy to find. -By Michael Walsh...
Then there are the crocodiles. The country's ruler built Yamoussourko his tribal village, into a resort city with broad boulevards and posh hotels. He built a huge palace so he could live amid the town's splendor. Then he put a pool full of crocodiles into a pond in the palace's front yard--crocodiles being the clan's totem. Amid the marble facades and the fountains, they are a reminder of tribal power and tribal superstition...
...congratulate David Wolper, Hollywood and the U.S. for the splendor and professionalism of the opening ceremony. Unfortunately, it was a celebration of American power, not world peace...