Word: cafe
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...starters, I have to say that The Talented Mr. Ripley's depiction of young Ivy Leaguers living abroad in the late '50s completely overlooks the role of pinball machines. Yes, pinball machines. In those days, every little cafe on the Left Bank seemed to have one. Americans were drawn to them. Someone whom Ripley's friend Dickie Greenleaf might have known at Princeton would wander into a Left Bank cafe, fully committed to behaving like a French intellectual. He'd be carrying a paperback copy of Jean-Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness. He would promise himself to spend most...
...Angelo and his crew--Brian, Pee-Wee and a third member, Malcolm--stop off at the Jackson Ward Cafe. It's a modest, cafeteria-style place. D'Angelo orders chicken, corn bread and greens, and you sit down. You have a lot to ask. Voodoo is a richly imagined CD with an all-star supporting cast: drummer Ahmir ("?uestlove") Thompson (his nickname is pronounced "Questlove") of the hip-hop band the Roots, jazzman Roy Hargrove, rappers Method Man and Redman. The music blends hip-hop with smooth soul and gritty funk. The songs don't rush to please, like puppy...
...leaves the cafe and heads to a nearby church, Refugee Temple Assembly of Yahweh Yahoshua the Messiah. His father used to preach in this Pentecostal church. This is where D'Angelo got his start--at age 5--playing piano or organ while his father preached. He hasn't been back in ages...
Many residents are concerned that the Knafel Center, which currently includes plans for a 150-seat lecture hall and a 140-seat cafe, will bring students too close to residential areas and change the atmosphere of the neighborhood...