Word: adorn
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...couple of sketches, the painstakingly reconstructed caf? succeeds in reviving much of its early 20th century charm. It's airy and open, and features huge bay windows and impressive brass-wheel chandeliers decorated with stylized tulips. The walls are paneled with mirrors and dark wood, and green stripes adorn all the upholstery. On an overcast day, the interior can verge on the austere, but the sun infuses it with a soft greenish-gold tint that puts patrons instantly at ease. Food is fresh but basic: salads, sandwiches and sweet and savory crepes. Coffee is served in style, arriving in handsome...
...movies at the Loews Theatre in Harvard Square seem to change quite rarely, the posters that adorn the theater’s façade change even less. These posters, one of Marilyn Monroe, and one an ad for Casablanca, are part of a mural which decorates the entire front of the theater. It was done by Joshua Winer, a 1986 graduate of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, the top while he was still a student here, the bottom, several years later. If you look up, above the ticket window and the marquee, you will see what...
...film focuses on the tedious lives of four 20-something coworkers at a nameless Canadian firm where signs like “Don’t make excuses, provide improvements” adorn the walls and cow workers into conformity...
...Iraqis had detonated explosives, killing Pantano's men but not Pantano, would he be prosecuted for dereliction of duty for not preventing the explosion and the casualties? Or if the Iraqis had detonated explosives, killing Pantano, his men and themselves, would the government honor him as a hero and adorn his coffin with medals? Leaders like Pantano are supposed to be decisive. He made a decision--to save his troops and himself--that the U.S. government apparently does not like, and he is paying the price...
...just off the Piazza San Marco. He restored and opened them to the public as the Hotel Royal, eventually acquiring the entire palace, which still welcomes guests today as the glittering Hotel Danieli. Many suites feature 18th century furniture and ceiling paintings; period artworks, some from the Caravaggio school, adorn the walls, and the d?cor?pink marble floors, gold-leaf columns and Murano glass chandeliers?are enough to make an old archduke weep. Rates vary by season. tel: (39-041) 522 6480; www.hoteldanielivenice.com...