Word: connoisseurs
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McCarthy's abundant literary skill barely keeps him on top of his material. It can be a spellbinding ride. He is a virtuoso of the lyric description and the free-range sentence, as well as a connoisseur of cantinas and ranch kitchens. A lot of whiskey and coffee goes down and many wooden matches are ignited by horny thumbnails before John Grady Cole and a Mexican pimp named Eduardo square off with knives over the fate of Magdalena...
...herself is a die-hard haircut connoisseur, shopping around from salon to salon. "I get really bored with my hair," she admits, "and I haven't been able to find a place I really love." Her hit list includes the somewhat posh Diego, Leonard Stephen and several on Newbury Street. Currently, her fave is BU-frequented Dellaria on Commonwealth Avenue. Despite all her experimentation, all of Lee's cuts have met with her satisfaction. "I really haven't had a bad experience," she explains, even though she normally gives the stylist free rein with her shoulder-length hair...
McLaughlin is somewhat of a Surge connoisseur herself. "I drink about one a day. But the count goes up when I run out of Mountain Dew. Then it's three or four times a day." By way of explanation, she offers, "I guess I like lemon-lime caffeine things." Gomez-Trochez also consumes the beverage on a fairly regular, though less frequent schedule. "Every time I have to pull an all-nighter or orgo problem set...so one every two weeks on average." And as for the side-effects McLaughlin describes? Gomez-Trochez only notices that he is "peeing...
...diversity of frozen meals can stagger the average supermarket shopper. The TV dinner oasis is Porter Square's Star Market. The aisles gush with boxes of frozen food, the variety of which will satisfy even the most picky connoisseur. Both Swanson TM and Hungry Man TM meals offer Sirloin Beef Tips with noodles and gravy. Most meals also come with a complimentary tasty dessert. Other yummy treats include favs like Traditional Pot Roast, Boneless Chicken, Chicken and Veal Parmagiana, Six Chicken Nuggets, Boneless Pork Rib, Fried Chicken and even good old Salisbury Steak. These Swanson dinners start at $2.49 while...
...friend Hobart, the conspiracy connoisseur, still sees this White House scandal as a plot by the Democratic National Committee. I personally find it hard to believe the D.N.C. would conspire to bring down its own President, but I know better than to say that to Hobart. It's the sort of observation he usually answers with "Puh-leeze!" or "Give me a break...