Word: nouveau
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...often the most overhyped oenological event of the year. In 1989, however, the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau -- the early fermented version of France's most popular red bistro wine -- is something to celebrate. Tart and short- lived in off-vintages, this year's Nouveau is fresh (as it should be), fruity (ditto) and surprisingly well rounded -- the best wine they have made, growers say, since 1985. Nouveau's good structure bodes well for the quality of the longer-lasting (five years or more), higher-priced Beaujolaises bearing such village names as Brouilly, Chenas, Julienas and Morgon, which will arrive...
...VIVRE: DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN IN FRANCE, 1789-1989, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York City. Jewelry commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte, cutlery from Maxim's, art nouveau furniture and haute couture gowns are among 500 objects displayed in glittering tribute to France's bicentennial. Through July...
...VIVRE: DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN IN FRANCE, 1789-1989, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York City. Jewelry commissioned by Napoleon, cutlery from Maxim's, art nouveau furniture and haute couture gowns are among 500 objects displayed in glittering tribute to France's bicentennial. Through July...
MIXED BLESSINGS. Luis Santeiro deftly adapts Moliere's Tartuffe into a loving lampoon of life among nouveau riche Cuban Americans in contemporary Miami, at that city's Coconut Grove Playhouse...
...roster of current or recent offerings on stages around the U.S. is as remarkable for its diversity as for its proficiency. Santeiro's Mixed Blessings, an adaptation of Tartuffe as a loving lampoon of nouveau-riche Cuban Americans, is the sprightliest and most polished, and it proves the axiom that art has the most universal appeal when it is the most specific. The script is remarkably faithful to Moliere's original in plot and characters, yet entirely contemporary -- a duality hilariously hinted at, before the curtain rises, when the sound system tinkles out Guantanamera on a harpsichord. A Cuban emigre...