Word: freshness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There's no solution to this problem. New Washingtonians, fresh from other parts of the country, will continue to attach status to employers whose names they recognize. How else to sort out the confusing alphabet soup of federal agencies and interest groups...
...service table was a table laden with food, a constantly evolving landscape of savories designed to keep the cast and crew pleasantly satisfied in the six-hour gaps between meal times. There were bowls of dark red cherries and bright nectarines, boxes of pastries and muffins, bagels and lox, fresh blended fruit smoothies. Then came the mid-morning snack--perhaps shrimp cocktail, buffalo wings, fried jalapenos, mozzarella, basil and roasted pepper sandwiches. And that was all before lunch...
Lunch, like breakfast, was served by the caterer. The grill would offer spicy chicken breast or pork chops with mango chutney, maybe filet mignon or king crab legs, perhaps lobster tail or salmon filets. Then there were vegetables: asparagus, fresh corn, artichokes; pastas; tons of salads; and an ample dessert selection. Some bypassed the caterer's options and went straight to the craft service truck, which was fully stocked with deli meats, cheeses, bread and whatever else you might need to make the sandwich of your dreams...
...Video's four-cassette release of 31 musical shorts from 1929 to 1941, is something to sing about. They reveal terrific artists--Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Bessie Smith, Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Ginger Rogers--in their early prime, making the music that made them famous. The tunes sound fresh, the interpretations supple. A melody can suddenly improv into Rhapsody in Blue or Chopin's Funeral March or 'Deed I Do. Half a century before rap, Louis Armstrong was already sampling...
...reports filed by TIME journalists on their bus trip across the country were great [BACKBONE OF AMERICA, July 7]. I got a fresh glimpse of the U.S. Their stories of how other people live were a welcome change from the daily news. JONAS WEISS Rye Brook...