The Olympics would gain star-power players, which would be good for TV ratings.
Ambitious chefs slave away as stagieres in three-star kitchens for years in the hopes of learning what it takes to gain stars themselves.
Based on a true story, Pain & Gain stars Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie as gym-rats-turned-kidnappers who find themselves in way over their heads.
The Puerto Ricans Jennifer Lopez and Benicio del Toro gained star status by playing Latino characters but are not limited to ethnic roles.
Staid billionaires from the financial world gained star wattage as anxious Americans sought guidance from seasoned investors.
In syndicated loans Vice Chairman James Lee is gaining star status with the help of the black flat panel Windows NT system O'Leary has installed for Lee's 225 bankers.
Especially when fresh, in season, and carefully prepared... "Meatless Mondays & Tofu Thursdays: While it's hip to go whole hog, with butchers gaining star power and roasts as the focus of many a dinner party, there is a concurrent trend of eating less meat".
After World War II, as the highway system expanded, the economy boomed and Airstreams gained starring roles in Hollywood films, the trailer came to symbolize American-style travel.
But this year what would ordinarily have been a festive occasion — at least for those restaurants keeping or gaining stars — was overshadowed by terrible news out of Switzerland: Benoît Violier, the French-born chef of Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville, which boasts Michelin's highest rating, three stars, died over the weekend in an apparent suicide.
We had our own tycoon presidential candidate, multimillionaire Bogoljub Karic, who gained stars with his freaky slogan "I will ban imports of lettuce," which no one understood, but as he was incredibly rich, he had to know something, didn't he?
