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...most telling physical landmark of the restaurant, however, is the immense, brightly colored mural in the style of Diego Rivera which wraps around behind the bar and open kitchen. In it, merry people amuse themselves beneath strands of Spanish moss, dangling over the fancy wrought-iron balconies and balustrades of Southern gothic buildings. All drink and laugh profusely, and all are glaringly white. The image is a perfect metaphor for the cuisine. Magnolias strives to emulate New Orleans, but a piece of its heart will always be in New Canaan...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: gourmet grits! | 4/9/1998 | See Source »

...body (other than that of a stick) will not be able to fit into them. For the sake of women all over the world and their health, this critic dares to ask--can centuries of master artists be wrong? Let the Three Muses dance uninhibitedly, as Kate Moss and everyone on "Ally MacBeal" chows down on some Haagen Dasz...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bits | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

...youngest 1997 recipient of a MacArthur "genius" award. Walker's Harvard installation was originally presented at the Renaissance Society in Chicago, but here she takes full advantage of the Carpenter Center's lobby to surround viewers with a parade of figures under floating Spanish moss and cotton bolls...

Author: By Scott Rothkopf, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Walker Show Subverts Racial Stereotypes | 3/19/1998 | See Source »

DIED. JOHN MOSS, 84, watchdog California Congressman, 1953-79, who authored the 1966 Freedom of Information Act; in San Francisco. Ever on the lookout for government misdeeds, Moss also rigorously defended the First Amendment, the environment (the 1970 Clean Air Act) and consumer rights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Dec. 15, 1997 | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...face in there." Many of the city's blacks, for their part, don't see the value--and resent the cost--of bilingual education. "If they want to learn Spanish, they should go to Mexico," says Lorraine Holmes, who has grandchildren in the system. Claims parent Evan Moss: "The school district is spending an awful lot of money on bilingual education when it could be used to educate all children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEXT BIG DIVIDE? | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

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