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Linoleum floors, white walls, and random posters pulled from roommates’ recycling bins may suffice for most students’ nine-month dorm stint. But there are some who rebel against college dorm norm. These students put their creativity to work and transform lifeless, Harvard-issued rooms into havens for the academic year...
Kidnapped from the Liberian jungle, Cheeta grew up fast in the libidinous jungle of Hollywood, hanging out with the alpha males - Kirk and Clark and Doug Jr. - and jostling for the attention of the dominant females - Kate and Marlene and Bette. He didn't stint with the booze and the Lucky Strikes, lost his virginity to a bonobo (a cruel joke played by Charlie Chaplin) and snorted "star-powder" (a homeopathic remedy, they told him). And despite his star billing, Cheeta had to put up with some pretty cutting social prejudice. At one typically drunken lunch party, Cheeta recalls, "Sylvia...
...clothes are the thing. Kingsmill assembled a design team headed by Elisha Guilfoyle, fresh from a stint in Ohio at Abercrombie & Fitch, and Ben Noble, previously of Quiksilver. There'll be a sharper difference between the men's and women's ranges. Kingsmill is betting that women aren't so interested in jokes and slogans but will embrace a range that celebrates what he calls the "quintessential Australian beach babe," to be embodied by Sydney model Cheyenne Tozzi. Mambo will stay in department stores but also return to surf chains. If all goes well, says Kingsmill, its nine outlets...
...despite the music’s religious undertones, the delivery lacked fervor. Even during the piece’s most climactic moments, the orchestra’s sound felt flat in the 1,166-seat concert hall. Sakir led precisely but cautiously. After Sakir’s brief stint on the Sanders stage, he was relieved by Hangen, the conductor of the BCO, who introduced California-born soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer to conclude the first half of the concert with the prelude and “Liebestod” from “Tristan and Isolde.” Garbed...
...country. Her vehicle, which was parked outside of the Peabody Museum for the duration of her show, is fully equipped with a bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom, providing Bailey with what she calls a “nice, nice lifestyle.” Bailey is currently on a three-month stint across the country. Her next stop: Dayton, Ohio. And while some 92-year-olds might find such an itinerant existence tiring, McLaughlin said, “I think it makes her younger...