Word: exoticism
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Inside the lander, computer-driven devices measured the soil samples and fed them into the miniature biology lab, where they were analyzed for signs of growth, metabolism and respiration, processes that would signal the presence of living microorganisms. In one of the tests, a soil sample dampened with "chicken soup...
At High Table, the six dons chatter away while butlers in crisp which uniforms gingerly usher three routinely exquisite courses onto their plates (and this is not exaggerated): smoked salmon mousse with a dollop of caviar, prime venison steak with exotic grilled vegetables and a painstakingly hand-crafted brandy snap...
All four of these fine films are stories about loss--of a lover, of childhood, of vitality, of a parent. Where a Hollywood movie would see some form of apocalyptic revenge as the answer to these discontents, foreign directors look for solutions grounded in daily experience. The films may be...
"This wannabe Chinese food, some of these random exotic dishes, the theme meals--I don't think a service like Annenberg can provide that kind of food," says Jeff Y. Kurashige '00. "You're not going to be able to make something that's really gourmet for this number of...
Seven billion, actually. And the mercurial software baron--who owes his success to a database-management program most Americans have never heard of--has taken full advantage of the fortune. For starters, Ellison could be a poster boy for Billionaire Chic. He drives expensive cars, loves beautiful women and jets...