As Strauss wryly notes of the eventual population of the dream Los Angeles seduction house: "The point was women; the result was men.
For vintage Champagne, taking both quality and price into account, my top value recommendation is 2002 Charles Ellner Brut Seduction Millésimé (92 points, averaging $50).
But that's the point of seduction.
All young men will encounter the "seduction community" at some point.
Steven's developing relationship with Heidi, on the other hand, is steeped in an organically hostile sensuality that leads to this production's high point, a seduction scene in which making love and war are pretty much interchangeable.
But the opera's lighthearted twists on sexual intrigue and seduction took a powerfully feminist point of view.
(Or, in the Masque of Seduction, sex — presented at one point by an army of choristers in bunny costumes, offering what appeared to be a quick tour of the Kama Sutra).
The reimagined and softened Lui is more about "seduction than sex," said Mr. Beigbeder, pointing to its first cover, with the actress Léa Seydoux.
Some time back I wrote a post entitled "The Seduction of Apocalypse" (April 7, 2006), pointing out the dark appeal of believing that the world is coming to an end.
Creswell, who also believes the song parodies the theme of seduction in contemporary rock music, points to lyrics that refer to impotence ("If you don't come, if you don't come, if you don't come, you'll die alone!") and violent possession or forcing ("I'll make you love me till the day you die!").
