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...ocean depths--like an "archangel" flying through the heavens, as he put it. Maker of more than 150 films, beginning with his Oscar-winning The Silent World in 1956, Cousteau revealed a flotilla of wondrous creatures to an audience that was instantly entranced. In his last book, Man, Octopus and Orchid, published shortly after his death in 1997 at the age of 87, Cousteau summed up his long career with a powerful denunciation of ocean pollution, nuclear energy and overfishing. Though some ecologists lamented his late-blooming commitment to their cause, and professional scientists questioned the credentials of this self...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jacques-Yves Cousteau: Lord Of The Depths | 3/29/1999 | See Source »

...Some of the rotating dishes include bacalhau, a codfish stew with potatoes, onions, garlic, green pepper and spices, smothered in olive oil and vinegar; polvo, an octopus dish with potatoes, onions, and red and white wine; and alcatra, which includes big chunks of beef, pepper corns, smoked bacon, onions, tomatoes, and red wine, placed in a clay pot and baked for three hours...

Author: By Robert K. Silverman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Portuguese Restaurateurs Finds Lack in the U.S. | 3/10/1999 | See Source »

...Wacky Wallwacker Octopus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: of yore those days | 10/8/1998 | See Source »

Alexandra C. Budabin '00, Emma C. Cheuse '99 and Evelyn H. Sung '00 received Stewart's Octopus Award--purple octopus hats--for reaching out to students not on the council...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Pulls Rug From Under Bill | 5/4/1998 | See Source »

...beans, and the tiny scallops and shrimps in squid ink were fresh and perfectly cooked. The pastry on top was fluffy and tasted vaguely sweet, like vanilla. In both cases, the sauce adhered so perfectly to the meal that the plates looked clean enough to be reused. The baby octopus was tender, but needed more fresh tomato and onion chunks to liven it up, as well as a bit more red wine vinegar for tang. The canelon, as the fourth tapa was called, was subtle and delicious. Surrounding wrapping dough was tender without being soggy and overflowed with fresh seafood...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: hoppin | 2/26/1998 | See Source »

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