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...what Beck didn’t put into his demeanor he poured into superb renditions of his finest material. Providing a rich backdrop, the Flaming Lips deftly fleshed out some songs, like “Lonesome Tears” and the lounge jam “Paper Tiger,” as they cleverly injected their own alterna-pop flavor into others like “Lost Cause.” As serious as he seemed at times, Beck was in top form during the most rollicking and silly tracks, like “Nicotine and Gravy...
Stone, who led the 1999 women’s hockey team to 33 victories, a Beanpot title and a national championship, says this year’s edition of the Crimson is the finest she’s ever coached...
Earlier this month Oluseyi A. Fayanju ’05, the 1996 National Geography Bee champion, was crowned arm-wrestling champion in a brutal FM-sponsored competition among Harvard’s finest game show, spelling bee and geography bee contestants. One of the fringe benefits of Bee stardom (apart from national TV and FM appearances) is that Fayanju’s cartographic expertise makes for a mean party trick...
...flavors on Moscow's tables come as a shock. But none of this is new; it is more a return to the Russia that disappeared with the 1917 Revolution. Food lovers here have always looked toward Western Europe as well as their own specialties. Assaying some of Russia's finest restaurants in 1914, the Baedeker guide noted disapprovingly that most were "in the hands of French or German proprietors" and pricey. Such restaurants are still pricey: about $200 a head without wine for excellent Japanese cuisine, only slightly less for French or Italian...
...finest dining rooms in Moscow is at Kumir, where the decor is Manila Hyatt 1984 but the traditional French fare is superb. A meal for two--succulent pigeon de Sologne, excellent fish and a youngish Chateauneuf-du-Pape--costs north of $300. East-West fusion is represented by the fashionable Uley, which serves rack of lamb and Chilean sea bass, but a mere pot of green tea there will set you back $20. Another chic place is Syr (Russian for cheese), whose decor suggests the inside of a Swiss cheese and which in spite of that has very good Italian...