Word: platinum
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Rumor: Giuliani enjoys wearing dresses, platinum blond wigs and high heels. Fact: The mayor does not "enjoy" appearing in drag. He dons female apparel whenever possible only because it is his obligation, as chief representative and symbol of a metropolis whose economy depends greatly on the entertainment industry, to entertain. To refuse to do so would be uncivil, indeed downright rude...
...derided in some alternative-rock circles as precious. Today her brazen sexual persona seems a bit oversize to fit in with the Lilith Fair set ("I like a little testosterone," she says, explaining why she won't play the all-female Lilith scene). Still, she's found her own platinum niche. Her debut album, Little Earthquakes (1992), which features songs about sexual awakening, sold more than a million copies; her last, Boys for Pele (1996), which featured a photo inside of Amos breast-feeding a piglet ("My 'madonna and child'--my father always wanted me to do a Christmas card...
...only are the country music artists beating out every other mainstream music genre on the appreciation of strong women, their fans are happily building and jumping on the bandwagon. Brooks and Dunn have numerous platinum records. Raye's album, with "I Think About You" as the title track, debuted at number six on the Billboard Charts, eventually going platinum as well...
Dressed for the interview in a hipster blue bowling shirt, black slacks and loosely tied sneakers, Downey looks good after serving 113 days in the joint. Well, maybe except for the platinum-blond streaks in his dark hair, dyed for a new movie role. His once bloodshot eyes seem clear and focused. The famous six-stitch gash he received in a vicious prison brawl is virtually undetectable on his still boyish face, thanks to a controversial furlough that allowed him to visit a plastic surgeon. And though he initially insisted that no questions about jail be asked, he not only...
...This was a very important win for me, especially after in Nagano," said Tomba, who failed in Japan to add to his collection of five Olympic medals. "For me, today's victory is more than a gold medal. It is a platinum...