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...Leather Report "Man's Inhumanity to Man From sandal to saddle to bucket seat, the musky scent of leather has been the olfactory accompaniment to mankind's inexorable march of progress. Indeed, our willingness to crawl into another animal's skin is precisely one of the traits that separates us from those same beasts. Yet forced by the heat and humidity to shed our cowhides and lambskin loincloths during hotter weather, it's no wonder we are stripped of a little humanity and civilization every Memorial Day. The summertime German invasion of Poland, the Watergate break-in and Woodstock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...neighborhood, not glamorous, not rich, not savvy, not even clean. They were the antithesis of the prog-rock pomp of Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, the opposite of everything the industry types were claiming we wanted. The Ramones look - long Betty Page bangs hiding the eyes,black leather jackets, ripped jeans, white tee-shirts, and sneakers - said it before you heard a note: "We're Against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pal Joey | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

Harvard Square is a magnet for young people in boring suburbs. The Pit people are only the most colorful example-they’re the flock of pierced, dyed, leather-clad youths next to the T stop...

Author: By By: NICOLE B. usher and The CRIMSON Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Making the Most of Pre-Frosh Weekend | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

Mary Goodman is next, an exotic-dancer type from the UK, all leather and studs. The audience’s patience soon wears thin with this gorgeous waif, and they cheer louder for her male dancers than for her. Enough distractions. It’s time for the main attraction, but only after an excruciating 20 minute wait that has as its highlight the surprise appearance of one of the 25 finalists who didn’t make the band on the TV show. When the curtain finally drops, and O-Town appears in all their glory, the screaming...

Author: By Stanley P. Chang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: O-God-Please-Stop | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

...until something so perfect arrives on the scene - think of the pashmina. But now, the baguette's sell-by date has come. And to take its place is a tough-looking rival that could eat the baguette for breakfast. The new bag of the moment is made of black leather and covered in non-precious metal studs. It's more than just part of the punk revival seen on runways for spring. It's an announcement that, for the moment anyway, bags aren't nice anymore. It should come as no surprise that the company responsible for the new bully...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Style Watch | 4/16/2001 | See Source »

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