Word: brew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Karuizawa, a popular mountain resort 100 miles northwest of Tokyo. There, for 9,900 yen (roughly $38), he serves what must surely be the world's most expensive cup of coffee. Funakoshi readily concedes that it is not so much the quality of his coffee (a home-blended brew of charcoal-roasted grains freshly ground for each customer) or the decor of his establishment (a narrow, dark wooden hut decorated in rustic Mingei style), as the defiantly exorbitant prices that attract hordes of tourists to his coffee shop...
Especially effective is Macbeth's last encounter with the witches. A green-lit trap in the stage is the cauldron in which they make their unholy brew. Simultaneously the vertical circle functions as a top view of the cauldron, changing colors constantly like a kaleidoscope. When "a baboon's blood" is added and Macbeth drinks of the brew--a fine idea--the circle turns red. Then superimposed come the three apparitions, followed by the series of eight kings as a pinwheel. It's a show of virtuosity, but it works...
...course, some of the hardiness has been extracted even from backpacking. The awkward canvas knapsack has given way to nylon and aluminum contraptions. Miniature propane stoves and freeze-dried foods-from stroganoff to strawberry ice cream-can never be as romantic as honest campfires, canned beans and coffee you brew yourself...
...earth is the center of the universe. But don't let that stop you. Sources close to the Loeb say this is a great production of a poor play. Other sources close to the Loeb say it's a great play in a poor production. Clearly a mixed brew. 8 at the Loeb...
...team faced Dartmouth earlier this winter I put my money (actually it was a six-pack of Tuborg) on the Big Green, figuring that the Indians (oops, can't call them that anymore) were too strong for Don Gambril's team. Harvard, however, won decisively and I lost the brew...