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...other words, what worked for a middle-aged academic white male in the 1950s, whose apron-clad wife ran his household, raised 2.5 children and had a martini waiting when he arrived home, does not necessarily work for the modern-day intellectual—male or female...
...parents would spoil the atmosphere. "If I got married where I grew up, people would have come just to glare at each other," Lowe says. With rehearsal dinner and postwedding brunch the new norm, brides and grooms today spend as long as four days with their guests, says Millie Martini Bratten, editor in chief of Bride's magazine. "People live such busy lives that to have a wedding where everyone flies in from across the country and arrives at 4 p.m., only to leave by midnight, doesn't make sense," explains Mary Ellen Murphy, a destination-wedding planner based...
...full-wood paneling in the main room of the suite, the sconces and the token fireplace help to give the room an old-Harvard feel. But Simuni is proudest of his “secret liquor cabinet”—an old rolltop desk that hides a martini glass, shaker and other must-haves of the smart set that ensures the gentlemen of Clavery 9 are always ready for a toast to the glory of the housing lottery...
Precis. This corn-based vodka comes from Sweden and has a nice finish; a smooth, silky texture; a citrusy aroma; and a spicy undertone in its taste. Drink it in a martini...
...ever driven one of these towering carriages knows it should be more of an elegy: halflings like the crossovers will never tickle the desire to pilot something enormous and fearless. Maybe it's only a matter of time before the massive SUV rigs go the way of three-martini lunches, cigarettes and, one fears, Big Macs. But it's been a glorious ride. --With reporting by Melissa August and Eric Roston/Washington, Sean Gregory/New York, Alison Onianwa/Fort Lauderdale, Adam Pitluk/Dallas, Jeffrey Ressner/Los Angeles and Joseph R. Szczesny/Detroit