Word: exoticize
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With Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip scheduled to begin next week, Palestinian infighting threatens to destroy one of the main benefits of the territorial acquisition. In a deal brokered by the U.S. two months ago, Israel agreed to hand over to the Palestinians hundreds of greenhouses and hothouses in...
Home fragrances are taking olfactory vacations. Slatkin & Co. has just introduced Cornelia Guest travel candles in flavors like Old Westbury, right, and Palm Beach. For more exotic tastes, Bond No. 9's Chinatown candle, far right, adds a distinctly New York City aroma to any home. --By Lily King
Anatole Doultry--known by the gender-bending nickname Annie--looks and acts a lot like the middle-age Marlon Brando. He is overweight and has a broken nose, a gift for mimicry and a taste for life in the Pacific Rim's more exotic climes. But his most important resemblance...
The problem is not, of course, isolated to p.n.g. Developing countries across the globe are suffering from the rich nations' fascination with their exotic ways of life. From Nigerian terracotta busts and Malay skulls to Iraqi statues and Afghan coins, an enthusiastic trade has developed in selling off the icons...
Overdosed on Starbucks? Burned out on the bar scene? Check out the chocolate lounge, a kind of petite pleasure palace first popularized in 17th century Europe, where chocolate was the exotic new import from South America. (A Frenchman reportedly opened the first chocolate-drinking house in London in 1657.) As...