Word: exoticism
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The turtles, who actually come from the dry foothills of the Atlas Mountains, found the lettuce strange and exotic to their taste. A number of them became sick from overeating. Some of the healthier turtles managed to escape out into the streets of Dunkirk. Special barriers had to be built...
The summer session traditionally draws many students to its language courses, and this year is no exception. The selections, however, run to the exotic. Chinese has the heaviest enrollment, with Ancient Greek running a very close second. Arabic and the more conservative French are also close to the top.
During the past 30 years, 20 of them spent working for the CIA, Hunt has managed to write no fewer than 47 novels under a string of pen names: John Baxter, Gordon Davis and Robert Dietrich, as well as David St. John. His chief characters are Agent Ward, a younger...
There is, for example, a peculiar fascination with things French throughout the pieces in the show. A particular brand of French cigarette package is included as the central element of several of the works. On a formal level, this package can be read, along with flattened parcel post wrapping, as...
Dr. Thompson came to Radcliffe this Spring, looking like a jaded and somewhat exotic ex-athlete--humble, but with the manner of a restless mountain lion. He walked into the stiffly gracious common room at 6:30 in the evening, plunked a six-pack on the coffee table, mumbled "well...