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The tiger hunter of yore was a maharajah or british aristocrat who would take potshots at roaring beasts while perched atop an elephant. Celebrated in prints and woodcuts, this blood sport looked manly but carried with it about as much risk as watching a professional football game from a skybox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENVIRONMENT: A Shotgun, a Promise of $5 and a Skinned Cat | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

For night life, the best bet is to go to the White Elephant Hotel, just two blocks off Broad Street on the water, to hear the piano player. In the summer, musicians Jim Badger has islanders and tourists alike rolling with his music and wit.

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Nantucket: The Grey Lady in Spring | 3/23/1994 | See Source »

Though the museum hasn't had a taxidermist on staff since before World War II, the museum accumulated plenty of specimens before then. Animals are displayed somewhat hap-hazardly, crowded into cases with other animals from the same continent, but not necessarily similar habitats. No effort is made to contextualize...

Author: By Deborah Wexler, VISITING THE MUSEUMS | Title: Lions and Tigers and Trilobites, Oh My! | 2/3/1994 | See Source »

To any outside observer not yet enamored of the white elephant known as the Core, the solution would be obvious. The Core's goals need not be accomplished by setting up scores of new courses that are soon labeled as "guts." Why not draw up a list from the regular...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Balancing the Core | 12/13/1993 | See Source »

"I found that a very insulting and snobby comment," she said. She criticizes The Elephant Walk or being overpriced and crowded, and suggests the Star of India as a tasty--and less pretentious--alternative for dining out.

Author: By Judith E. Dutton, | Title: Pahk Your Cah in Union Square | 12/9/1993 | See Source »

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