Word: decorous
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Harvard is attempting to respond to this new development. (As a comparativist, I can't help but compare the poorly-lit Coolidge Hall--where the various area-studies centers are housed--and its early seventies, minimalist decor with the sumptuously appointed Center for European Studies.) In recognition of the interconnectedness of the American economies, the new Center for Latin American Studies should bring about a significant change. I read this as a subtle indicator of tectonic shifts in geopolitics...
Lighting: Excellent. Art deco table lamps provide a gentle white light, complementing pasted decor...
...decor is intense. Pseudo-stained glass and paintings cover the walls and ceiling. There are even bathrooms (really!), papered with pages of Euclid (gentlemen) or minarets, masks and medieval maidens (ladies). Bookshelves in a corner are filled with an array of titles, including A Room of One's Own, The Jerusalem Bible, Son of Dune, Dante's Inferno, and a Magazine called "Shark Week." A sign on the scary-looking detector at the door reads, "This is not a metal detector or anything scary like that. It's a bookguard system that will beep if people run off with...
...above and beyond the food, the decor, and Colin, the patrons are what make Liberty a mecca. Harvard students have yet to overrun this den of MIT students and Central Square locals. Wardrobe-wise, the fashion consensus seems to be black, black and some black eyeliner with maybe a little black lipstick. Half the patrons seem to mysteriously choose orange as an alternative. A woman with blue hair in an orange Guttermouth t-shirt reads some book about alchemy. A pack of men in makeup hovers by the register. We argue over whether the student at the next table...
Remember that skanky joint "Broadway Liquors?" Well, luckily for our sore eyes, it's gone bye-bye. The building, recently renovated and sufficiently cleaned up, now houses the Broadway Market Place. When I first walked through the green double doors, I was shocked by the stylin' decor and the soothing music of Magic 106.7. Small round tables made of light oak lined the front windows on either side, a perfect sport for an intimate brunch or an intellectual rendezvous. And the aroma of freshly brewed coffee from Starbucks next door eased my tensions...