Word: larkingly
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...Larry Sorell, 65, a fourth-generation grain planter, raising rare animals began as a lark. But as he learned more about the threat to the survival of traditional varieties, he came to see his hobby as a higher calling. "If a breed goes extinct, all the genetics go down the tube," he says. Besides, he adds as he waters a passel of squealing piglets, "I just love to watch 'em grow...
...year abroad before college, apprenticing with a cook in Italy and studying local specialties in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing legendary dinner parties, singlehandedly roasting, frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends and even matchmaking between courses. On a lark, he and some film-student buddies decided to whip up a show featuring his cooking exploits. Campus Cuisine's authenticity--Lieberman was a real college student showing his contemporaries how to do things like make smoothies out of dining-hall fruit--helped the show gain a cult following. Students would stop...
Given Sears' strong legs and barrel chest, it's hard to imagine, but at that time, he says, he thought he was "washed up physically." So it was pretty much on a lark (and to fill up all those landlocked hours) that he drove to Mexico in a little pop-up cabover camper, with his old 9 ft. 6 in. long board strapped to the shell because, why not? "What a wonderful physical experience!" an exuberant Sears says of his time that first winter on a little-known beach in southern Baja. "You know, it all came back...
With all the upheaval, Giorgio Armani, 70, must have been experiencing some Zen sensations of his own when he made the jump into couture. Is his move a lark? An ego thing? A way to boost the eventual sale price of his business, one of the largest independent fashion companies in the world? No one knows for sure. But the Italian is a pragmatist who has launched high-end-apparel, jeans and home lines by interpreting his distinctive aesthetic at a variety of price levels. "Couture has followed a path that is overly theatrical and too much about...
...Sometimes it seems likeluxury resorts are being developed in Thailand on a weekly basis. But among the handful that deserve the hype is Trisara-a collection of 33 stunning villas and 12 opulent "villa residences" on Phuket's overlooked northwest coast. Put together by ex-Amanpuri general manager Anthony Lark, Hong Kong-based entrepreneur and adventurer Simon Murray and Thai architect Mom Tridosoyudh Devakul, Trisara is set to become one of the most exclusive hideaways in the kingdom...