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Fried, who taught a course on Roman law at HLS,distinguished himself on the court with hisacademic flair and frequent quotations from Danteand Kant...
...year-old Alex McClendon was the classic new kid in town. When the lanky 5-ft. 5-in. freshman sashayed into Georgian Country Day School in Carrollton, Ga., heads turned to gaze at her blond coif and perfectly made-up face. Beyond the look, the popular Alex had a flair for style. Nothing could come between her and the Calvins that were her daily uniform. Nothing except the board of trustees at her private school, who "invited" Alex to withdraw. It wasn't just her pierced tongue that rankled, but something she had taken greater pains to conceal: the fact...
...holiday has managed to retain some of its Old English flair, with effigy-burning, dressing up, and drinking to the long life of the Queen. In colonial Boston, Guy Fawkes Day was solemnly observed with a day-long brawl between the residents of the North and South Ends...
Though the lack of plot continuity adds comic flair to the most serious interchanges, the text of The Compleat Wrks really isn't much different than what you'd find on 10 randomly selected pages of the Riverside Edition. With men playing women, pathetic melodrama, the overuse of gaudy props (i.e. silly string which makes several repeat appearances as a vomit substitute) one begins to wonder if this isn't Shakespeare as it was meant to be. A frequent object of ridicule throughout the show are Shakespeare companies that fret about making Shakespeare accessible to modern audiences. The show suggests...
Appetizers include Tex-Mex standbys like nachos, guacamole and chorizo-studded queso-fundido. However, a few more innovative twists and flair, such as spicy Aztec soup ($2.95), with its thick tomato base brimming with onions, corn, chile and lime, topped with strips of tortilla chips. Smoky Avocado Chipotle Salsa ($3.95) resembles a cross between salsa and chunky guacamole, served with Tostones, which are fried plantain chips. Peel-N-Eat shrimp ($6.95) are an even more unusual addition to a Tex-Mex menu, served with spicy cocktail sauce and a side of salsa fresca. For grease-craving grazers, the Baja Sampler...