Word: vibes
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...Fashion Competition for entry to the LaSalle-DHU International Design School annual fashion show in Shanghai is fierce, but Zuo Zhiyong scored a coveted spot by channeling the linglei vibe into his garments. Details include rugged denim, pictured left, and naughty lace. "I hope my clothing will challenge normal Chinese fashion trends," says...
Each campaign conforms to crude stereotypes. The biggest campaign corps belongs to Howard Dean, whose volunteers are overwhelmingly white and mostly female. They wear old clothes, exude a crunchy vibe and spend a lot of time on the dating website Friendster.com They're basically the rich kids on campus who pretend they have no money (the Dean campaign parking lot is full of SUVs and Saabs). It's their insularity--plus the Saabs--that make them universally hated among the other volunteers...
Notwithstanding Richards’ good intentions, that demographic remains resolutely mature, although not excessively so. There’s some gray hair, but the vibe is more grad school than grandma; think art-yuppie horn-rimmed glasses, martinis, film talk that teeters between earnest and word-weary. We’re in the back room, apparently reserved for the restaurant’s more frugal customers—the pre-film reception plus movie entrance is only $12, and everyone’s delicately grabbing as many hors d’oeuvres as they can without actually resorting to physical...
Downstairs, Calvin T. Chin ’06 has just arrived and is about to join his friends at a table by the front window. He praises the Kong for its late-night service and friendly, low-key vibe. “I’m from Hong Kong, so when I first heard about this place, I swore I’d never come because I’m such a Chinese food snob. But after awhile you learn to like the bad greasiness—just like you get adjusted to bad dining hall food...
...XMODS lies somewhere between Lego blocks and car-racing fantasy camp. Not only is some assembly required, but to have real fun, lots of disassembly and reassembly is a must. And while it may be as easy to ram into a wall as any other radio-controlled toy, the vibe is a whole lot cooler. So are the drivers: racing at the XMODS launch were rappers Mos Def and DMX, as well as Kill Bill babe Vivica A. Fox. Next stop: a 10-to 15-city racing tour sponsored by Radio Shack that kicks off in April...