Search Details

Word: parallele (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...classical accoutrements (cigars, uncomfortable chairs, et cetera). Why is it, then, that there are hordes of men meandering around the square sporting tight, flat-front pants? As a heterosexual woman, I was confused in my initial months here. Suddenly, I felt as though I was in a parallel universe, much like a Cantabrigian, live-theater re-enactment of “Labyrinth,” starring David Bowie. TFs that I thought were gay would strangely have wives. Men in scarves smoked cigarettes with a Dorothy Parker-esque aplomb outside the Barker Center. And despite its lack of all food...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Metro: It's Not Just A Subway | 11/3/2005 | See Source »

...less magical is Azambourg's Pack chair. It initially looks like a brick but, when shaken, inflates into a full-size chair within five minutes. The shaking activates an emulsion that causes a special polyurethane foam to expand, thus unfolding a 3-D textile made by knitting together two parallel wire-linked fabrics. Several firms are negotiating to produce the chair. Meanwhile, this fall, Herms will launch a series of ultralight suitcases, designed by Azambourg, that are fashioned from a unique mix of foam and leather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Design Without Limits: In Search of Good Material | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

...young man named Setsuo in turn-of-the-century Japan who becomes enmeshed in a web of crime, political drama, and, of course, love. Of all the characters in the book, it's the mysterious object of Setsuo's affections-"the girl in the cloak"-who seems to parallel Libby most now. Publishers Weekly said in its review of The Apprentice that "her actions, history and motives remain ambiguous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Cheney's Cheney" | 10/28/2005 | See Source »

...passes further delays the creation of new homes for our residents,” Father Justinian Manning, the vice chairman of the Charlesview Board, said in a statement. “We are not ending our discussions with Harvard—we are just moving forward aggressively on a parallel track.” Nevertheless, an open meeting tonight in which residents and the Board planned to listen to presentations by four architectural firms contending to design a new Charlesview complex was cancelled. Chief University Planner Kathy Spiegelman did not respond to two calls for comment yesterday afternoon. And University...

Author: By Joseph M. Tartakoff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Allston Housing Battle May Loom | 10/27/2005 | See Source »

Black Hole has as much fun defying the teen horror conventions as working within them. Keith and Chris do not fall in love, as you might expect, while battling hordes of monsters. In fact, the first two thirds of the book follows each in parallel but separate stories. A stoned philosopher, Keith goes through his days working hard at doing nothing and just getting a good buzz on. After stumbling upon a colony of infected teens near his favorite woodsy spot for getting stoned, he starts to become aware of their isolated but darkly appealing world. While everyone else spends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Trip Through a 'Black Hole' | 10/21/2005 | See Source »

Previous | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | Next