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...local flower shop’s abundance of roses, lilies and orchids invites customers to linger. It also makes the Brattle Square Florist a perfect party location. Once the lush and fragrant atmosphere is supplemented with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and music, even a party of 70-plus guests can feel intimate. The only downside: the narrow storefront places the bar at the back, which hampers mingling. But, as one enthusiastic partygoer at Tali Rapaport’s ’05 recent birthday bash pointed out, with servers limited to a two-way course...
Thanks to heaven, hell and two creative juniors, Currier House residents have yet another reason to linger over their country fried steak...
...negotiating table. When Abbas was briefly Prime Minister last year, President Bush backed him and Sharon had to go along--until Arafat's backstairs maneuvers frustrated Abbas into resignation. Israeli political analysts believe that despite his condemnations of Arafat, Sharon was perfectly happy to let his old nemesis linger on in Ramallah, providing a flesh-and-blood excuse to avoid peace talks. A new Palestinian partner would force Sharon to decide whether he's truly willing to make further concessions to achieve a comprehensive peace. For both sides, that test could prove to be just as fateful as the treatment...
...been studying ways that urban wi-fi could attract more people to Spokane's downtown area, which was in need of a little revitalizing. As Starbucks has learned, people tend to hang out more if there's free Internet access to be had. They check their e-mail. They linger. And while they're lingering, they spend money. Light bulbs started appearing over people's heads all over town. Why not make downtown one big wireless zone? The city geeks, the Vivato geeks, the 180 Networks geeks and a local business group called the Downtown Spokane Partnership got together...
...also upend the whole genre. Alien reinvented the monster movie; Blade Runner set the style for science-fiction dystopia; Thelma & Louise slapped lipstick and a scowl on the face of the buddy movie; Black Hawk Down was a war movie that was all war. Scott doesn't often linger in the same genre; his restless intelligence is ever on the prowl. As he tells TIME, "A friend of mine says, 'Art's like a shark. You've got to keep swimming, or else you drown.' Keep bouncing around. People always ask me what's the plan. There is no plan...