Word: snags
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...recent Saturday night, a bank of video cameras above the bar flashes a kaleidoscope of images: women's cleavage, men's butts, couples kissing, faces laughing. My pal Sora and I snag a seat at one of the two dozen desktop video consoles dotting the cozy, cavelike space and push a button to start channel surfing. When we see someone interesting, we use a joystick to zoom in for a better view. Within a few minutes, a message pops up on screen: "Channel 33 says hi! Would you like to go to that channel? Press A if so. Press...
...challenge in the women's market concerns image. For men, Nike can snag Michael Jordan, tack his name onto a shoe and watch as pair after pair fly out of Athlete's Foot stores everywhere. For women, designers have to find another way to generate sales. Thus Martin Lotti, Nike's global creative director of women's footwear, travels the world seeking visual inspiration that he can combine with the company's technology. As he puts it, "If you have an ugly shoe, no one is going...
Regardless of whether the council is able to snag a big-name band as a headliner, student bands will once again entertain the crowds for most...
BIGGEST OMISSION Moulin Rouge got eight nominations (tied for second most), but the ones it missed out on were the most surprising. The year's most honored musical failed to snag a nomination for either Best Score or Best Song. And despite the Best Picture nod, director Baz Luhrmann was passed over. Moulin Rouge may not have been the best directed film of the year, but it was certainly the most directed...
...Globe-nominated turn as the lovably erratic Brigdet Jones will probably secure her a nomination. Tilda Swinton’s work in last summer’s obscure The Deep End could be recognized. However, I’m rooting for dark horse Naomi Watts to slide in and snag a nomination for her flawlessly realized dual roles in“Mulholland Drive...