Word: meccas
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...Adams residents gathered to leave their mark on the walls of their basement. The winding underground tunnels have displayed colorful murals and wall-paintings—full of pop culture references, sarcastic quips and Zen-like koans—before the randomization of Houses, when Adams was a mecca for artists...
...first glance, Pforzheimer’s Meat Locker doesn’t seem like a mecca for Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The walls are laden with cutouts from 30-pack cases of Pabst, Rolling Rock and Bud Light. On the opposite side of the room, facing the shrine of libation, beckons a large poster of Britney Spears. The floor is cluttered with the remainders of a party held the previous weekend. Despite all appearances, however, the territorial tensions between Israel and Palestine are alive and well in Pfoho’s Wolbach basement...
...year after the discovery when he and his retinue arrived in a caravan of 400 automobiles at the pumping station of Ras Tanura to witness the first tanker hauling away its cargo of Saudi crude. Henceforth the King would no longer rely for income on the pilgrims arriving in Mecca, Islam's holiest city. And his kingdom's petroleum wealth would emerge as a crucial factor in Middle East politics and the bargaining over global energy supplies. --By Adam Zagorin
...Elvis personified the naughty Vegas of the 1970s, Dion is the perfect fit for the cleaned-up, family-friendly mecca of 2003. Her music and persona are scrupulously inoffensive--sometimes just bland. But her voice is a natural wonder of immense range and clarity, the kind of irony-free tourist attraction that the new Vegas adores. Most important, Dion has sold 150 million albums worldwide, making her the biggest female singer of all time and a true marquee draw. Still, even Dion realizes that her voice alone isn't worth a $200 ticket. "That's why this show...
...shopping mecca of Kowloon, Low B Club offers a mixed bag. Marked-down labels like Moschino and Helmut Lang (slightly worn shirts from $26; dresses around $100) nestle alongside celebrity cast-offs and funky Japanese imports handpicked by Choi. Those more interested in memorabilia than street wear can ogle the jeans Nicholas Tse wore...