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...Instead, Poon's stories succeed when she examines Singapore on its own terms. Take the love with which she describes a Singaporean-Chinese cook in Queens: "In Singapore, there were men like him who sat around hawker centers at night over a Guinness Stout and a cigarette - men who wore open-necked shirts and small gold chains around their neck. They would sit for hours at a time, then grunt an observation, tap the cigarette on the ashtray and then shake their heads." Images like this make the reader want to read Poon on Singapore, not London, Toronto...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Migratory Patterns | 4/17/2008 | See Source »

...than gourmet, but those who eat there know the truth: In the end, Basta Pasta is all about the food. The open-kitchen, situated directly behind the food counter, is the focal point of the restaurant. With its pizza ovens and stoves in view, customers can watch the Hoxallaris cook their meals as they dine. With Basta Pasta just a short walk down Putnam St., Matherites ought to be congratulated for winning the housing lottery—but no matter where you live, it’s worth the walk. Cozy and relaxed, Basta Pasta delivers surprisingly fine cuisine...

Author: By Sha Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mama Mia, Basta Pasta | 4/9/2008 | See Source »

...Canterville Ghost (1944), Dassin's job was to referee between two shameless scene-stealers: Charles Laughton and the seven-year-old Margaret O'Brien. If there's a magic moment in any of these features, it might be the climax to Two Smart People (1946), where gunzel Elisha Cook, Jr., falls dead off a balcony during Mardi Gras and lands on a firemen's cloth hoop held by the crowd of revelers, who gaily keep bouncing the corpse into the air. You could take that as a metaphor for Dassin's years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Master of the Heist | 4/6/2008 | See Source »

...also read another explanation—that it’s because you can cook cocaine into crack rock. R: (laughs) Cocaine?? No!... We not gon’ put that in there! We not gon’ put I was a chemist in the street, you know what I mean? That’s on another level, baby, that ain’t me right there...

Author: By Jessica L. Fleischer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Raekwon of The Wu-Tang Clan | 3/30/2008 | See Source »

...cook us a rap on the spot? R: I can’t really get my energy levels together right now because I’m in a different zone right now. I’m tryin’ to get out of traffic. I’m in a traffic jam right now...I’m going to my DJ’s house right now, going to listen to some more beats and all that, though, but I promise I catch you another time. Just trying to get through this...

Author: By Jessica L. Fleischer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Raekwon of The Wu-Tang Clan | 3/30/2008 | See Source »

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