Word: exoticism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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The décor at The Midwest Grill is an incidental sideshow. The restaurant has a vague cowboy feel, with many quasi-artistic representations of cattle and a large number of equestrian accoutrements. In fact, should selling meat ever become uneconomical, The Midwest Grill certainly has enough leather products on...
Richard A. Howard, a Harvard botanist known for exotic travels and innovative lectures, died at his home in Weston, Mass. on Sept. 18. He was 86.
Boufford said that Howard also incorporated his collection of about 65,000 slides—most of which he photographed himself during his travels to exotic islands in the Caribbean and across the globe—into his lectures.
Despite new and more exotic menu options, some students say Harvard’s food has plenty of room for improvement.
In recent years, keeping out Japanese culture has been justified on the grounds of protecting public morals and shielding the domestic entertainment industry. But Korean films and music have come of age both artistically and commercially, and have little to fear from Japan. "[Lifting the ban] will help boost the...