Word: ultra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...added ultra-patriotic music to make them campy. In strict terms what we did was add 'musical bedding' which is standard procedure with public service announcements," Warner said. "It was some pretty wild bedding for draft ads though," he added...
Paradoxically, Botha's plan may not win white approval in the referendum. The small group of progressive whites that continues to fight for a semblance of equality sees through the initiative and wants to nix it. More important, the ultra-conservative whites--Botha, believe it or not, has somehow become a "moderate"--are afraid the constitution will give too much power to the Indians and coloreds and will pave the way for eventual Black representation...
...garret of the artist Otto to run off with his best friend, the playwright Leo. The second act takes place in Leo's "comfy" London townhouse, when the newly successful Otto comes to reclaim her. Gilda dumps both men in exasperation, and the third scene finds her in the ultra-chic New York penthouse of her insipid and confident new husband, the art dealer Ernest. By now Gilda, an interior designer, is totally in control, both of her husband and of her high society clientele. Leo and Otto, reconciled, show up to reclaim her, though, and the three...
...Craig Chambers, 34, a Santa Monica, Calif., ultra-marathoner...
...lines shine with brassy shades of red, blue and green. In the way they are cut and the way they flow, the new tops, skirts and dresses are daring, distinctive and sometimes a bit naughty. Observes Kalman Ruttenstein, a vice president at Bloomingdale's, Manhattan's ultra-chic department store: "Often in tough economic times, designers lose their sense of whimsy and feel that women prefer to invest in serious clothing. But this season the clothes are perky and upbeat." Perry Ellis is showing a line of cotton and linen boat-neck tops that can easily slip down...