Word: mohegan
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...controversial than Solomon Kerzner. There's the over-the-top casino he built on a South African homeland, taking advantage of apartheid; the money scandal that linked him to a Prime Minister who had to resign; the succession of wives, including a former Miss World; and these days the Mohegan Sun, a billion-dollar Indian casino in Connecticut that he made happen...
...business of narrative, craftsmanship and delivering prolific amounts of work that connect viscerally with the masses and are roundly ignored by the academy. While he's capable of making the sensuous and almost cozy little bays of Philadelphia's Pod restaurant, his piece de resistance, the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., is pure spectacle. "What drives us is invention," he says of his firm. "We're specifically looking for something...
Architectural purists dismiss Rockwell's creations as stagecraft. There is a sense that the attention he's getting for Hairspray is appropriate because his work has always been set building, not creating a fully functioning environment. Even at the Mohegan Sun, for all its finery, the empty space and boring roof structure are quite visible beyond the panels of beads that form the ceiling. You can see through the illusion...
From the carnivalesque (post-final celebratory shots)to the cultural (music festivals, soul food in the South End, Italian food in the North) from the crunchy (Bikram yoga and hiking) to the slick (clubbing and craps at Mohegan sun) from the stupid (Edward 40-hands) to the profound (reflection, letter-writing, and long talks on love and time) the list is a plan for last Harvard days, to come together before they depart...
...Mother Nature or American history is unappealing, corporate America has supplied plenty of opportunities for tacky instant gratification. For those of ages, Mohegan Sun and Suffolk Downs offer gambling. Off 395 or a $20 ride on a charter bus, Mohegan Sun bodes well for the lucky and for the unlucky has cheesy Native American paraphenalia. Those loath to go to far from Boston, or their rooms, to spend money can head just past Logan on 1A for the thrill of live racing or watch the simulcast. Finally, those eager to get a return on money waste have Wrentham Village Premium...