Word: goat
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...with bare facts to give a feeling of what a historical period actually meant to those who lived it. Whether it's the primitive swamplands of the Devonian period or the orgies of the Greek cult of Dionysos, god of wine (which started with the tearing apart of a goat, a bull or a baby), Gonick succeeds in fixing facts more in your mind than even the most exhilirating textbook. And Gonick is able to maintain the historical accuracy of his work, making it one of the most educational comic books ever...
Other naughty symbols include an inverted cross, the anarchy symbol, a lightening bolt, a goat's head and the pentagram (inverted or right-side...
...thing. The children of the large baby-boom generation are reaching their expensive teenage years, and college costs loom. Something's got to give. Many consumers also feel a back-to-basics sense of relief now that '80s icons like the Santa Fe look, sun-dried tomatoes and goat-cheese pizza have seen their day. Such ordinary pleasures as gardening, milk shakes and fried chicken and mashed potatoes are acceptable once more. Exclusive name brands no longer carry the same cachet or inspire the same hell-bent-for-leather efforts to pay for them, because nobody really expects anyone...
...felt very guilty. I contemplated the nasty things I could do to get Trump's goat, such as carving "For a good time, call Ivana" into the meal tray or using my Seatfone to warn the cockpit that my fellow Hezbollah terrorists would blow up Trump Tower if I wasn't given a second serving of triangular cheese with a little...
Some chefs go to extraordinary lengths to ensure the purity of their offerings. Luma boils its pasta in filtered water. Santa Fe's Coyote Cafe serves goat cheese made from the milk of animals that eat only organic feed. Bernard Leroy, owner of Bernard, a French restaurant in New York City, even insists on using organic bay leaves to spice sauces. But the Paris-born chef is willing to compromise on sweets. "We can't go without chocolate cake or souffles, and organic chocolate doesn't exist," he says. "There are just so many desserts we can make from nuts...