Word: skinning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their two-year-old memorizing square roots and reading Kafka. Then there's a brother, who drifts back home looking for a new way to get rich without working, help with his gambling debts and a place to park his illegitimate child, whose name is Cool, whose skin is black and whose mother is about to do a jail term. Didn't Tolstoy say that each unhappy family is funny...
...swimwear is revealing less, not more, of the skin and using an array of design and construction tricks to camouflage body flaws. Higher necklines and underwire bras help disguise a large bust; ruffles and other upper-body froufrous distract from a small one. Lower-cut legs and flirty little skirts divert attention from big hips and thighs, while high waistlines, belts and stomach-control panels are doing their bit to hide the belly...
...advent of more ample suits may also reflect a greater concern about skin cancer and other damaging effects of the sun. "The fashion suit is for a sophisticated dresser who is not interested in tanning," says Kamali, "but is being more specific about what looks good on her." Any skin-protection benefits, of course, are minimal: a few extra inches of fabric are no substitute for a No. 20 sunblock -- or a place in the shade...
...spread, inoperably. Reynolds, then a junior at Duke University, was at his bedside, holding the "warm, dead flesh" of Will's wrist, when the end came. He heard "a high moan, an eerie whistle." As Will's head pressed deep into the pillows, "the eyes stayed shut but the skin of his face turned purple, and the hard wave rolled downward from mind to feet. It was plainly as real and irresistible as what drives the surf...
Sunscreens with a skin protection factor SPF of 15 or higher can minimize the risks to skin and the immune system. People who have allergic reactions to ) the sun, in the form of hives, blisters, red blotchy areas or bumps, may be using some drug, cosmetic or perfume that makes them more sensitive to sunlight. Avoiding such products will generally help solve the problem...