Word: yellowness
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...yours. I shall never forget your hair and your eyes." They almost kiss ... when an off-camera scream shakes him out of his dream. It is from his girlfriend Joan (Frances Dade), and the societal message is as clear and shrill: white woman alerting white man to treachery of yellow woman...
...rejected for looking different and escapes to another land (a distant planet for E.T., death for Taou Yuen). The movie also is mildly progressive and provocative in positing a saintly Asian destroyed by ignorant Europeans. (Possible caveat: the villain, Nellie's brother, is a white man tainted by the Yellow Peril - opium.) But its most interesting subtext is the Code of the Kiss. In movies of the day, the hero was destined to wind up with the first woman he meaningfully kisses. Man and wife share several intimate scenes in their bedroom, but they never kiss. Late in he film...
...showing off his artisans' skill with feather petticoats, elaborate embroideries and lace appliqués--all the details that are so costly and integral to couture. He showed his hand as a master colorist, trotting out unexpected combinations like a sari-style chiffon gown in grapefruit hues of pink and yellow, trimmed in turquoise, or pieces in pastel blues set off with deep, rich black-currant-colored velvet trim. He even resurrected his signature '80s silhouette, the pouf skirt. "I feel serene," he said after the show...
...heating up. Amazon's A9.COM SEARCH ENGINE, a challenger to Google, began letting users take a virtual walk down the block last week. A9 has gathered and organized 20 million photos of 10 U.S. cities, using digital cameras, GPS receivers and special software. Plug an address into A9's Yellow Pages, and you can see your neighborhood. Ask for the nearest drugstore, church or just about anything else you want, and A9 will take you on a digitized stroll there...
...million party was too gaudy for wartime, the night before the Inauguration was devoted to a salute to soldiers and service, although that gala was followed by the Texas Black Tie & Boots Ball, complete with live armadillos and Bevo--the University of Texas' longhorn steer--20,000 yellow roses and cowboy boots dipped in silver as centerpieces. On Inaugural Night, President and Mrs. Bush waltzed through nine balls in record time, belying their song, I Could Have Danced All Night, before heading back to the White House by 10:03 --1 1/2 hours ahead of schedule. --With reporting by John...