Word: paraphernalia
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...exhibit opened Sept. 30 in the Edward Shelton Exhibition Room of the Harvard Theatre Collection in Pusey and includes 60 items of ballet and Italian opera paraphernalia, with works dating back to 1723. The exhibition is being presented in collaboration with a newly-published catalogue of items available in the King’s Theatre Collection. Order forms for the catalogue are available in the Harvard Theatre Collection in Pusey Library...
...smiles and invites a guest to follow her into the nondescript storefront in Rome's residential Testaccio neighborhood. At the bottom of a narrow winding staircase is a well-lit store painted in psychedelic colors, the very antithesis of the grimy Amsterdam "head shops" that peddle marijuana, cheap drug paraphernalia, a few legal uppers and rock-star T shirts. Here the products, which include €170 bongs, are pricey on purpose. "We wanted to have the highest quality and remain far from any suspicion," says Secci, adding that the upscale rates discourage the wrong kind of clientele. No one under...
When Jack Faria died in April after a long bout with lung disease, his wife threw him a party. To honor her late husband--a passionate Miami sports fan--Carole Faria asked the funeral home to re-create a stadium setting with Marlins, Heat and Dolphins paraphernalia. Jack's favorite putter, pool cue and family photos surrounded his coffin. The song As Time Goes By, from his favorite movie, Casablanca, played in the background. "I wanted a huge celebration," says Faria. "After two and a half years of difficulty, I saw the good times. It made me feel like...
Between answering e-mails, taking orders and personally packaging and shipping his products, McLoskey sometimes spends upwards of 70 hours a week on Latter Day Skates business. Company paraphernalia litters the McLoskey home in Quincy, Mass. Mrs. McLoskey doesn’t share her husband’s affinity for skateboarding, but the love seems to have been passed down to the next generation—their two sons started on skateboards...
...lost at most half their fighters, so I expect they will be back sooner or later). I spent a week trying to get into the head of this dour, brutal and often suicidal group of fighters. I did not succeed, although I did spend time looking over their bomb paraphernalia, was given my very own bomb timer, and wandered through a particularly sinister detention center...