Word: exoticism
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This week, we return with another set of postcards, but of a slightly less exotic sort. Five out of the six postcards come from editors spending the summer within the United States, and our only international writer is a mere hundred miles north of the border. We hope, however, that...
When one enters the World Bank’s main building, the first thing that makes an impression is the size of the place. Covering an entire city block, the MC building is a veritable palace of glass and concrete in the heart of Washington, a few blocks from the...
They might not match the exotic connotations of the Octopus Card, used in Hong Kong, or the Oyster Card, used in London.
Warren Buffett may be the greatest investor ever. But his long-term philosophy, which was ridiculed as he avoided the dotcom boom--and vindicated as he avoided the bust--is being scrutinized once more. The buy-and-hold billionaire is up to his ears in exotic investments known as derivatives...
This colorfully animated British import appeals to preschoolers' love of animals and hatred of going to bed. Every night, Lucy, who lives down the street from a zoo, climbs out of her bedroom window to hear one more bedtime story from the animals. Young viewers will be so transported by...