Word: backyarders
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...affair with the teenage daughter of a Pentecostal minister in his district. It is the stuff of daytime soaps. The minister just happened to do landscaping work for the Levys. According to the Washington Post, while the Rev. Otis Thomas was caring for the roses by the Levys' backyard pool, Chandra's mother struck up a conversation about her daughter's friendship with the Congressman. Thomas then confided that his own daughter Jennifer, now 26, had had an affair with Condit years ago, and that it had ended badly. Susan Levy immediately called her daughter to warn her. Like many...
...animals, the popularity of barbecuing has not waned. One reason may be that the grill bill of fare is no longer simply meat with a meat chaser. The Kansas City pitmaster and the Texas brisket king are alive, well and perfecting their marinades and slow-cooking techniques. But the backyard griller can now prepare every part of the meal on his (and it is still mostly his) grill, from breakfast to dessert. "The barbecue moved from the center of the plate to the outside," says cookbook author Raichlen, who has recipes for grilling lettuce, pizza and creme brulee...
...nesters, having redone their kitchens with commercial-grade equipment, are spending several thousand dollars on this posh patio or that garden accessory. In the '90s, a $3,000 grill was shocking; now manufacturers are seeing how high consumers will go, and the ceiling hasn't yet been reached. "The backyard has become another room in the house," says Shaun Chinsky, brand manager for Vieluxe, a $6,000 barbecue brought out this year by the company that makes the humble old Weber. (Its top model, the $3,000 Summit 650, just wasn't pricey enough.) "It's the last place people...
...cannot be that people think food cooked on a $6,000 grill tastes 30 times better than that cooked on one costing $200, any more than people who buy Manolo Blahniks expect to be able to walk 30 times as far as those who wear Keds. The backyard has become part of the home-improvement trend that market researchers call "fluffing the nest." The grill has entered the world of luxury goods, status symbols, showmanship and precision performance. Kalamazoo, a small company in Michigan, sells its customized sculptural grills largely for their beauty. Boris Yeltsin has one at his dacha...
Whether you're headed for the beach or the lake, or whether you just plan to hang out in the backyard this summer, you probably already know how to protect your skin against the sun's harmful rays. Just slip on a shirt, slap on a hat and slop on plenty of sunscreen, preferably with an SPF rating of at least 30. But are you doing everything you can to safeguard your eyes? Don't be so sure the answer is yes, even if you sport the latest in designer sunglasses...