Word: laid-back
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...schedule--well, meditation begins at 6 a.m., followed by yoga at 8 and a vegetarian brunch at 10. But for those who want to experience the healthful pleasures of this gentle exercise for mind and body--no experience necessary, all ages welcome--in spectacular tropical surroundings for a laid-back $50 to $85 a day, this may be the beginning of a vacation tradition. Between brunch and 4 p.m., when a second round of yoga, meditation and vegetarian fare begins, guests can roam the island, snorkel, scuba dive and, if all the wholesomeness gets to be too much, drop...
Fashion families Versace and Ferragamo have hit upon hotels as brand extensions, while Island Records founder Chris Blackwell's laid-back Island Outpost retreats in the Caribbean have become destinations in their own right. With help from pals Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz, Andre Balazs, the owner of Los Angeles' fabled Chateau Marmont, recently added the Standard, a retro-kitsch palace for young, hard-partying hipsters, complete with inflatable sofas and an AstroTurf pool deck. Balazs hopes to create a chain of anti-Best Westerns...
...moment does not make a lifetime, or even a career--a fact of which I'm sure even the most laid-back Harvardian is aware. I doubt I'll ever get to say, "See that Golden Gloves Champion'that's my roommate!" I also doubt that I'll ever go to Metropolitan to see my other friend dance. But as long as I get to laugh at them while they try out their punches and pliés, and we all get to collectively learn a line dance in the living room, I'll be content...
...want to make a statement with a really, really expensive metal, you could go with osmium. My personal favorite is gadolinium. When you say it fast, it sings. On the more fanciful side, californium, for the laid-back customer, einsteinium, for the exceptionally wise money manager, neptunium, for stratospheric credit limits, and, for those just starting out, lead. --Tim Foecke, metallurgist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
...didn't understand why my roommates got dressed up on the first day of school when I was a first-year, having come from a laid-back, casual high school in Northern California. I had thrown on the first t-shirt and pair of jeans that were in my dresser--as I had done for my 12 other first days of school. Practically everyone else in my high school had done the same...