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...corny ones. One of Lombardo’s weaker lines, “If he went to jail he’d probably be a slut. / This one needs a haircut,” earned him a barrage of disapproving yells. “Can I get a glass of water? I’ve got a hot mouth,” quipped Blackwelder between rounds. But his rhymes weren’t hot enough for the judges. He was bested by Lombardo in the final round. The three rounds of competition were separated by several performances of dance, spoken...
...Francisco. He had no experience with tutoring, so the program administrators assigned him odd jobs such as filling giant buckets with lard to help prepare the “pirate supply store” in the center’s lobby, a fully-functioning storefront that sells everything from glass eyes to message bottles. In addition to his volunteer work, Feeney became one of the first students to enroll in 826 Valencia’s after-school programs. He remembers an early workshop that Eggers taught on magazine publishing. “I believe I was the only student...
...tearful pilgrims and television crews flocked this week to the friar-saint's final resting place, San Giovanni Rotondo, a kind of Las Vegas-meets-Bethlehem hilltop pilgrimage destination. They were there to see the exhumed corpse of Padre Pio, which had been put on display in a glass casket, with a special silicon mask - beard, bushy eyebrows and all - created by London-based wax museum artisans. Everyone knows what John Paul II felt about Padre Pio. But how can Benedict, the intellectually rigorous theologian, dubbed "the Pope of Reason," sanction such widespread belief in faith-healing and emotional attachments...
...wine tasting, but I didn’t realize the sort of thing applied for beer as well.” Koch kept the tone of the event light, not acknowledging his company’s April recall of bottles of Samuel Adams beer potentially containing shards of glass. While Koch’s constant smile and affinity for beer gave him an aura of relaxation, the brewer took pride in his trade, speaking to the success of Sam Adams and American brewing. “Among brewers, they recognize that the best beers today are made...
...perhaps, but most seemed drawn by visions of an Upper East Side future, a seat on a museum board, and the self-satisfaction—familiar to everyone who has attended one of the first Friday drink nights at the MFA—that comes with downing a glass of scotch next to a priceless masterpiece of Renaissance art. Stephanie Kacoyanis crooned “La Vie en Rose” as women sporting black elbow-length gloves minced through the crowd. It was a chance to unwrap the dry-cleaning plastic from chic dresses. One fashionista wore a fine...