In "Ocean's Thirteen" he proves that in spades by using color like Kandinsky and hanging a funny mustache on Mr. Clooney's luscious mug, having become a genius of the system he so often resists.
It has been adapted for TV and radio several times, and the dark-green cover of its 1950s Penguin edition – reprinted on to T-shirts, tote-bags and coffee mugs – has become a lifestyle accessory and post-ironic man gift.
To the extent that such things could be determined under such conditions, Mr. Hampson seemed to be in fine voice, and in any case his phrasing was sufficiently supple and communicative that he could certainly have gotten away with less of the dramatic mugging that has become an intrinsic facet of his stage persona.
At the movies: Just in time for Valentine's Day comes "Isn't It Romantic," a romantic comedy in which Rebel Wilson awakens after a mugging to discover that her life has become a romantic comedy.
The market has become a focal point for rape, mugging and gang violence and the scale of the work needed has already caused significant delays.
In the Hollywood blockbuster universe, Mikkelsen has become a reliable character actor with an intriguing mug.
A quote from Tony Wilson has become the city's unofficial motto, now printed on T-shirts and mugs and tea towels: "This is Manchester.
On tonight's episode, mobs of hopefuls in various cities mug for the camera, announcing themselves as foregone winners; this scene of group waiting and posturing has become a set piece on "Idol -format star searches.
Recruiters go to campuses lugging briefcases stuffed with mugs, pens, lanyards and even wallet-size subway maps emblazoned with the five-pointed star that has become the Army's logo.
Other products available through the Valve store include T-shirts and Aperture Science coffee mugs and parking stickers, and merchandise relating to the phrase the cake is a lie, which has become an internet meme.
