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...Going to Charlie’s is like going home for dinner—just as much food and almost as cheap, with the signature double-cheeseburger plate checking in at a disproportionate $4.95. The lobster is the real deal here: the twin lobster plate, complete with a golden cob of corn and mound of fries, is currently only $26. Not bad, considering that the signature New England crustaceans were pulling in about $20 per lobster just a few months ago. A favorite of less discriminating Harvardians, Charlie’s stirs up mixed drinks averaging...
...smile full of niblets? Kuhn Rikon's Corn Zipper, which resembles a happy metallic stingray, allows you to strip kernels from raw or cooked ears without chopping off a finger. Holding the gadget in one hand, simply rub it down the ear and - voilà! - corn off the cob. kuhnrikon.com Have s'more Campfire lovers can swap their whittled marshmallow sticks for Hammacher Schlemmer's Marshmallow Rotisserie. This rotating trident cooks the s'mores staples evenly. The handle is heat-resistant and the stainless-steel tines clean up easily. hammacher.com...
...best, the early days of the 20th. Today, after almost a quarter-century of secession from the world at large, Burma resembles nothing so much as a cob-webbed attic cluttered with sepia-toned relics, moth-eaten keepsakes and old curiosities. Along the capital's streets, there are no high-rises, no nightclubs, no neon signs; even Coca-Cola is unknown here. At the offices of Burma Airways, as in every other office, there are no typewriters, let alone computer terminals, just bulky Dickensian ledgers thick with dust. The country boasts two TV stations, but neither of them broadcasts...
They sang that in Paris too. And the Marseillaise. And they danced in the streets. "We waltzed in the Place de la Bastille," says Lucie Aubrac, who was 32 then, "and the noise of the wooden shoes on the cob blestones was very pretty. They were playing accordions, and there were Chinese lanterns. There were also church bells. It was a happy sound. It was marvelous. Oh, we drank. We drank a lot. Everybody was kissing. There was such a feeling...
...separate lawsuit in April 2004, Cob Carlson—another Memorial Drive abutter—sought to block the city from granting Harvard an easement to build an underground parking lot as part of the project. The suit was quickly dismissed by a Middlesex Superior Court judge...