Word: corns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...from herbs--from aloe for regularity to valerian for restful sleep--are the hottest of all, with some 60 million Americans now swallowing doses regularly. And for those who crave a tastier fix, there are new so-called functional foods--concoctions such as fruit juice laced with ginseng, or corn chips with kava, the one claiming to perk you up and the other to calm you down...
...sweet mustard and served atop a bed of tender miniature Beluga Lentils ($22). The salmon is served slightly translucent at the core, perfectly cooked but slightly ovepowered by the salty lentils. Oven Roasted Halibut balances its flavors better, topped with sauteed chanterelle mushrooms, baby lima beans and a sweet corn pudding. The tart lemony sauce metes out the sweetness of the corn pudding and the chanterelles complement the mild flesh of the fish...
Back patent leather bustiers reign at the Masquerade, but not all tricksters aim to emulate women of the night. Children--shockingly, they still exist outside of our hallowed Ivory Tower--don darling guises that garner enough candied corn to put any stained Gap dress to shame. The cute crowd's preferred costumes this Halloween were, as perhaps expected, a smattering of superheros, monsters and children's movie characters...
...this is not to say that The Corn is Green is flawless. The play occasionally drags on, becoming boring and repetitive, particularly in the last scene of the first act and the last scene of the play. As it stands, The Corn is Green does run long--a little over two and a half hours, and some scenes could have been pared down a little bit to hold the audience's attention better. However, the superb cast and set, as well as costumes, override this minor fault...
...Corn is Green is a play which Harvard students should see, since many parallels between Evans' burning desire to be admitted to Oxford and our own desires, perhaps long-forgotten, to attend Harvard, can be drawn. The play also makes a pertinent social comment on education and whom it is for--the rich and privileged, undoubtedly, while brilliant and poor students such as Evans must make do with their insecurities and emotional battles. With its supreme cast and relevant social questions, The Corn is Green is truly a production to be seen...