Word: waxing
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Sheik Mo, known for his love of thoroughbred horses, has been on a shopping spree. In recent months his investment vehicles have acquired the Tussauds Group wax museums and a 2% stake in DaimlerChrysler. U.S. purchases include the landmark Essex House hotel and Helmsley Building in New York, and 69 apartment-rental properties in southern U.S. states. And he's clearly not done. Says Alabbar: "For any businessman, you need to operate in the American economy and understand it. That's where a lot of the stuff in the world starts. That's why I am in California...
...comprising its entire run, this production promises to be uniquely relevant. It is the only official event commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the admission of women to HDS, implicitly reminding viewers that, not so long ago, women weren’t even allowed to attend the institution, let alone wax poetic about their sexuality in its—literally—hallowed halls. For those who still aren’t convinced that such things have a place at HDS, “Monologues” participants have prepared a concise retort, conveniently printed on a T-shirt that they...
...million Average box office for the Razzies' Worst Picture nominees, including House of Wax and The Dukes of Hazzard...
...York City and did some quiet photo ops for private donors. During a stop in Little Rock to shoot some public-service announcements last spring, 41 spent more than an hour talking alone with 42 in the mock Oval Office at the Clinton library. "It looked like a wax museum in there," said a visitor who peeked...
...naps. Our wishlist:Ten: Fix the carwash outside of Canaday. Astronomer or Aston-Martin? ESPP or BMW? Students making their daily treks to the Science Center or Memorial Hall after a heavy rain are treated to a real, live wash down without the hand-toweling or the Turtle Wax. The depression in the brick by the gate near Canaday fills up with six inches of rainwater just a little slower than Yale Sociology majors pass out of their requirements. Lucky thing there’s a huge duct nearby that vents dry, vaguely Kinkos-scented air. A little asphalt would...