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Vanity car plates for the ego trip
25 May 2012, 7:06 pm
TO the average Malaysian motorist, a car registration number is nothing more than something that identifies the person's vehicle. To some in the well-to-do category, it can mean more than just that.
Pritzker prize's other winner in China: Hyatt
24 May 2012, 4:23 am
When architect Wang Shu accepts his field's richest prize in a ceremony Friday at the seat of China's legislature, a symbolic second winner will be waiting in the background — Hyatt Hotels.
Review: 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'
22 May 2012, 10:54 pm
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is a movie about a specific variety of old age, what could be called early old age. The film brings together a handful of people from various conditions of life and places them in a funky old hotel in the hectic Indian city of Jaipur. India's a colorful place for a travelogue, and Dev Patel, who plays the hyper hotel manager, has more in him than “Slumdog ...
G8 summit sleeping arrangements? That's classified, White House says
17 May 2012, 5:07 pm
World leaders attending the Group of Eight summit at Camp David this weekend will find a "small and intimate" setting for talks on Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, and the sputtering global economy — but at least they won't have to bunk together, said National Security Advisor Tom Donilon on Thursday.Still, not all of the bungalows at the secluded presidential retreat are the same size. So with a group ...
What makes Ron Paul unsuitable for president | John Stoehr
16 May 2012, 2:55 am
The ill-fitting suits showed a near-admirable disregard for style – but marked him a clumsy outsider to the political establishment His war chest empty, Ron Paul informed his army of supporters yesterday that he won't stump in the 11 states that remain yet to vote in the Republican party's presidential nomination contest. That effectively suspends the revolution, though supporters vow to pick up ...
Media Sense and Sensibility
13 May 2012, 10:29 pm
This year, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after-party co-hosted by Bloomberg and Vanity Fair at the French ambassador’s residence had a very strict door policy. The Huntsman sisters—or two of them, anyway—were confident they could get in, clad in their high heels and party dresses.
New to Market: status-conscious Mid-Century Modern in Mid-City
4 May 2012, 5:20 pm
Click here to view the full photogallery. Here's a listing that would send whoever's behind the website Fuck Your Noguchi Coffee Table into an absolute tizzy. Designed by architect Romeo Aristides Rodriquez in 1948, the 1,924 square foot residence in...
'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' review: Aging's truth
3 May 2012, 1:52 pm
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Drama. Starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith and Tom Wilkinson. Directed by John Madden. (PG-13. 124 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) What a drag it is...
World - status-conscious
Pritzker prize's other winner in China: Hyatt - ksl.com
24 May 2012, 2:44 am
Still, that link to promoting Chinese culture abroad could give the Hyatt name a boost with status-conscious government officials and some of the public. Alistair Nicholas, a specialist in corporate image in Beijing, says the award is "bound to have a ...
'Marigold Hotel' not the same old story - Times Union
17 May 2012, 11:59 pm
Less cuddly, but easily as interesting, is Penelope Wilton as a bitter, status-conscious woman who is so mired in negativity that she can't escape it. Even when she tries to sound festive, something hostile or twisted comes out of her mouth. As horrible as ...
What makes Ron Paul unsuitable for president - The Guardian
15 May 2012, 9:49 am
Specifically, that enormous gap between his neck and his jacket, which is a tell-tale sign that Paul cares very little about his appearance or what that implicitly communicates in our status-conscious culture. I'm not alone in remarking this.
Media Sense and Sensibility - Nymag.com
10 May 2012, 6:59 pm
Their father, a former governor and ambassador, has squandered his (political) fortune on a rash endeavor. But for a status-conscious, wily daughter, there are ways to keep a place in this world. The Huntsmans entertain and converse as a means ...
My Way on the Highway - Wall Street Journal
4 May 2012, 6:16 pm
Mr. Ingrassia's view is that the boomer generation, of which I am not a member, was keenly status conscious and in the Beemer—Beemers for Boomers—found a car that was foreign and fashionable, but not ostentatious. "Engines of Change" is, in effect ...
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