Word: decorous
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...that Americans are allowed, indeed obliged, to be hedonists, this old take on the mating game has a creaky charm. Hence Down with Love, a pastiche of antique moral codes and Populuxe decor. The new film is conflicted about its subject--it both derides and adores what it means to parody--and it's miscast at the top. Still, the Eve Ahlert--Dennis Drake script has a gentle heart to humanize its sharp sitcom...
With its imposing decor and Kodak-moment perfection, Annenberg holds more appeal for gawking tourists than hungry first-years. Nevertheless, most Yardlings simply accept the lackluster food, overcrowded tables and abrasive Domna interactions as part of their culinary rites of passage...
With its unpretentious attitude and kitschy decor, the Barking Crab fits nicely into the genre of salty New England seafood shacks—multitudes of which line the coast. Unlike other generic seaside establishments, the Barking Crab has more to offer than a nice view. Typically, when a restaurant snags a stellar location, they forget to bring their food up to the same level—instead serving over-battered, over-fried assortments of semi-fresh seafood. After many bellyache-inducing meals of lackluster fisherman’s platters, it was refreshing to have seafood that wasn?...
...owners of mostly family-owned restaurants, as well as studying the menus of these same establishments, Huerta says that she realized that there are discernible contradictions to be found in the menus and personal narratives. The pictures, symbols and language employed in the menus, as well as in the decor of restaurants, all try to project an aura of Mexican authenticity, even if it doesn’t reflect the personal experiences of people who own and run the place...
...decor in the office of Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 is dense and varied, a testament to his many interests. Amidst the exploration-era maps of North America, the computer science books, the dozens of rock samples and the mounted bull skull, it would be easy to miss the wooden hockey stick leaning in the corner...