Word: splashing
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...Square Defense Fund distributed flyers along the route in an attempt to prevent Tyler’s new proposal from making a splash...
...Speaking of ?Big Thunder,? that was our second roller coaster of Day One, which leads me to roller-coaster dynamics. The first coaster was ?Splash Mountain,? and that turned out to be just a bit much for Caroline. But ?Big Thunder? was just right, even to the point where, second time around, she was trying hands-in-the-air, at least when heading into the turns. I think roller coasters are useful measuring sticks in a young person?s life, and I, as a dad, found it poignant that my little Caroline could now handle ?Big Thunder.? I am pleased...
...launch her move to New York. And along the way she discovered her talent for creating distinctive and original accessories. She moved on to become senior designer for accessories at Calvin Klein and then joined Marc Jacobs. The Gap recruited her in 2002, and she immediately made a splash with her leather, denim and corduroy handbags. ''Gap is such an iconic brand, and it means so much to so many people,'' says Hill, explaining her move from high fashion to mass market. "Things don't have to be expensive to be beautiful." For inspiration she dove into the company...
Remember good old-fashioned oil on canvas? Judging by the splash that Julian Schnabel, the high diver of the contemporary American art scene, has been making in Frankfurt, it's still alive and kicking in the age of multimedia installations. At least that's true of Schnabel's brand of oil painting, in which buckets of pigment are applied to vast tarpaulins, sails and boxing-ring mats. His retrospective, "Julian Schnabel Paintings 1978-2003," at the Schirn Museum until April 25, has attracted more ink than anything since Christo wrapped up the Reichstag. Paint could hardly find a more forceful...
Here's a fashion trend you may or may not want to reel in: stingray chic. Known in the trade as shagreen, stingray skin is making a bit of a splash in the accessory department this season. Cartier is offering a limited-edition shagreen jewelry pouch, and Bill Blass has launched a new line of shagreen-banded watches. "Some customers like [shagreen] because it resembles pave-set gems," says jeweler Stephen Webster, whose eponymous lines--seen on celebs like Pink and Oprah--feature some shagreen items. But does harvesting stingrays for fashion have an environmental impact? Stingrays are not listed...