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...wasn't on the field but in the parking lot, at the tailgate. As a transplant from the Midwest, the international home of tailgating, I have attended more than my fair share of these Saturday afternoon rituals. And yet, Harvard--as Harvard is apt to do--puts its own lavish spin on such events. Though most of the parties had familiar offering of hot dogs and beer, not a few were serving up a more decadent fare. There was champagne, pate and cheeses far more exotic than anything you'd put on a hamburger. Certainly, the festivities were just...
...this point in my life, I want to indulge my interests." Bernice Price, a divorce in her 70s who retired five years ago from her job as a special-ed teacher in New York City, first traveled abroad aboard the original Queen Elizabeth in 1949 on a lavish group grand tour. But her less luxurious solitary journeys in the years since have provided her with some of her most treasured memories. "I've had my best adventures and met the most people traveling by myself," she says...
...highlight of the evening for many was Martin's in-depth discussion of how one of the most elaborate, lavish albums in rock history came together with only four microphones and without the aid of synthesizers, computers...
...villainous that they burned people in churches-who goes to the movies for their history lesson anyway? Director Roland Emmerich will never be much more than flashy blockbuster peddler, but he certainly knows how to handle a project with daunting logistics and he makes the most of some lavish production values. The Patriot has too many flaws to be called a great piece of filmmaking, but I'd say it's a superb piece of moviemaking. And yes, there is a difference-the former is what you look for in the fall and the latter is what you hope...
Lieberman is also a top recipient of money from the drug industry--$91,000 in this election. Pfizer, which operates a major research facility in Connecticut, flew him on its corporate jet to a lavish resort in West Virginia, where he spoke at a large drug-company gathering in 1998. This treatment has not kept him from pushing for prescription-drug benefits for Medicare recipients--something the pharmaceutical firms fear will lead to government control of their prices. But Lieberman helped pass an amendment that prevented low-priced generic drugs from being made available to consumers earlier; that has helped...