Word: trendiest
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...designers' latest passion. Photographic murals of nature, distressed leathers and bead-encrusted designs are some of the new styles adorning the walls of homes across the U.S. York Wallcoverings, the nation's oldest and largest manufacturer, has seen a 25% increase in sales of its new line of the trendiest wallpapers this year. "American designers are rediscovering what the British have always known--wallpaper is one of the best ways to bring personality into a house," says John Loecke, an interior designer based in Brooklyn, N.Y., who has recently added wallpaper to homes in Louisiana, Iowa and Connecticut...
...were the folks filmmakers habitually went to for dismal, Zola-esque images of France's post-industrial decline and squalor. But that glum picture has suddenly changed thanks to a new Ch'ti comedy that is setting box office records and turning northern France into the hottest, trendiest entertainment draw in French history...
True, the television show does follow a similar format as “American Idol,” and the most useful function of host Cat Deeley is modeling the trendiest outfits. But looking past the at-times vapid commentary and cheap cliffhangers, “So You Think You Can Dance” is a completely different and relevant television show. Whereas “American Idol” is essentially a karaoke competition—that is, singing songs that already exist—“So You Think You Can Dance” exposes viewers...
Well, come on. Not everyone feels that way. The trendiest wedding present no longer comes in a box with a bow; instead, it's the gift of a once-in-a-lifetime adventure--from a guided hike through Costa Rica's Monteverde rain forest ($80) to a visit to a Kenyan Masai village to meet the chief ($50). According to Cond Nast Bridal Media, 10% of brides now register for honeymoons. Many do it because as Americans get married later in life, they are finding they already own the household items that the traditional registry was created...
...head scarf favored by strict Muslim women in Turkey typically measures just 1 m square. Yet that small quadrangle of cloth may bring down the nation's government and push its democratic institutions and secular traditions to crisis. On April 29, nearly a million Turkish citizens flooded Istanbul's trendiest downtown district in one of the largest demonstrations the ancient capital has ever seen. The cause of their ire: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) had named Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, a politician with an Islamist past, to be the next President. More precisely, their outrage focused...