Word: exoticism
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BACK IN THE Forties one of the most popular and successful creations in the film world was the "road" movie. In these films Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour thrilled movie audiences with reel after reel of celluloid adventures and misadventures. Such cinematic tidbits as The Road to Rio...
Some amateurs are surprised by the yield and variety that can be coaxed from a small plot. Mrs. Penny Lynn, a Berkeley schoolteacher with two children, has been raising such exotic items as snow peas, Japanese eggplant and coriander in her front yard, as well as carrots, beets, tomatoes and...
A green and white Volkswagen van and trailer, carrying props and a gaudily striped circus tent, drives along the highways ahead of the 4-m.p.h. raft. The idea is to pique the curiosity of the local townfolk with the circus tent and catch their interest with oldtime medicine-show acts...
The Hungry Persian (52 Boylston St.) or Hemispheres (on Mt. Aubrun next to Tommy's) cater to the more exotic palates. The Persian serves its sandwiches in hot Syrian bread, and the contents--mostly sliced and shredded cold cuts--are flavored with tahini sauce, filling for less than a dollar...
As a representative for the University Press, Lincoln traveled extensively in the United States and Canada. But now he confesses to more exotic dreams, including a sailing cruise on a schooner and a trip to Alaska with his wife, Eileen. He wants to have a chance to use the camping...