Word: gardened
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...that phrase, “walled garden,” has complicated connotations, both historically and in the context of media outlets. Online, it has come to suggest monopoly and content lock-in (that is, practices designed to maintain even unhappy customers by constructing barriers to exit) as much as it has privacy: America Online (AOL) was referred to in the mid 90s as a walled garden because they denied their subscribers access to the Internet at large and denied outsiders access to the content created within. This made it difficult for AOL users to leave and enjoy the fruits...
People liked “Garden State.” People liked “Garden State” so much that Adam Rapp, in his directorial debut, “Winter Passing,” decided to remake it a mere two years after its original release. Yet Rapp deserves a measure of praise for, if not wild invention, at least generic competence. See if this story sounds familiar...
...result, however, is still a moodier and more muted “Garden State.” Instead of angsty confessions beside roaring fireplaces, “Winter Passing” has sparse and choppy dialogues permeated by long glances and extended silences. Instead of a quirky local girl, we get a quirky aspiring Christian rocker. Instead of suburban Jersey, we get suburban Michigan. Instead of “Garden State” we get “Winter Passing,” a veiled yet less self-indulgent remake of Zach Braff’s campus classic...
What is your retail-design style? Any environment that gives you the "Aha!" moment. It might be the Cloisters; it might be Anthropologie. People walk in and take a deep breath. It's a garden in a city, not somewhere to be hyper but a place for repose. My whole inspiration came from my experiences. So I wanted to differentiate. It doesn't matter if you have an experience if it's not a transformative experience...
...GUARD SITTING in a plastic garden chair in the Gem Palace garage may or may not be listening as I spell my name for the second time. "Marie-Hlne. I'm here to see Mah-ree Eh-len," I insist, mindful that his reserve could be linked to the millions of dollars in jewels just upstairs. His wobbly head shake becomes more vigorous. "He only knows Gujarati. He says you can go up," a male voice calls...