Word: spruceness
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...Several objected to the painting -- not for its blunt representation of interracial harmony but in the "fear that we were being glib about a very personal subject," according to Lorenz. Brown overruled them all. "It was an important cover for us to do," she said. Pressing her plan to spruce up the magazine's dusty, tweedy image, Brown promises more changes yet. Just wait till readers take in her Eustace Tilley, the magazine's urbane mascot, who will show up soon with a new look...
...Northwest, almost every storefront in Forks displays a sign that reads "We Support the Timber Industry." But another sign tells a bit more about the tie that binds together this community of 3000. "Tie a Yellow Ribbon for the Working Man," the placard reads. And sure enough, the small spruce trees that line the road into town are laced with hundreds of yellow ribbons...
...Jason Priestly are the lucky residents of Beverly Hills, 90210, the coolest ZIP code on earth. For fans of these sensitive heartthrobs, swooning is still in style . . . Ties were big sellers this year. For folks too strapped for a fashion overhaul, flashy neckwear was an easy way to spruce up a dull outfit . . . Air kissing, once mocked, is the way to greet people at social gatherings these days, now that the three-strain flu and everything else is going around. Direct eye contact, however, is still permitted...
HOOK. In this bloated fantasy, a middle-aged Peter Pan (Robin Williams) regains his youth battling a drawling Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman). Steven Spielberg's zillionth reworking of his lost-children theme is a Spruce Goose of a movie: so big, so long, so pretty . . . it just...
...scheduled to depart Santa Fe on Wednesday, after receiving a Native American blessing at a farewell ceremony conducted by Governor Bruce King. "A living tree was chosen because it demonstrates the importance of reforestation and forestry conservation," said Don Laine, a spokesman for the committee charged with selecting the spruce. After the holidays, the tree will be replanted at the National Arboretum...