Word: perched
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THERE COMES a time in the lives of bipeds, both feathered and otherwise, when they must raise up arms, and wings, against tyranny long established and struggle for their inalienable rights as animals. Such was the brave effort last week to free Ibis L. Threskiornis '89 from his perch atop the Harvard Lampoon building where he had sat tethered by a steel cable for more than three decades...
...things are more dear to a bird than its freedom to take wing and fly. Bound to his perch, Mr. Threskiornis had become tarnished and cracked as his captors in the building below passed the years in revelry, potation, and occasional attempts at satire. Yet more damaging than his long and unrelieved exposure to the elements was the loss of Ibis' personal dignity. Unable to stir from the Lampoon's roof, he became a mere symbol--a ridiculous mascot whose captivity was somehow to be a fitting embodiment of the edifice upon which he stood...
...best lakeside restaurants, like La Perle du Lac or the Lion d'Or, serve a magret de canard with a fine bottle from neighboring Burgundy for about $40. Geneva also has good Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Indian restaurants, not to mention modest brasseries that offer a delicious newly caught perch for about $10. Any American who wants to take advantage of the strong dollar (now worth 2.8 Swiss francs, up from 1.7 five years ago) will find the Rue du Rhone lined with windows displaying Rolex and Patek Philippe watches, Gucci and St. Laurent clothes. Booming Geneva is also second...
...most sternly ideological, for the innocent soul of Verena Tarrant. But Ivory's camera behaves like a tourist trapped meekly behind a velvet rope at a historical reconstruction, and most of his actors seem afraid they might damage the nicely chosen antiques the curator has permitted them to perch upon...
...over the years, as several lifetimes of gardening skills are applied to the grounds, the retirement community is brought to bursting with blooming things. The spare quarters, with their high toilet seats and their panic buttons, are fashioned into homes. Favorite art adorns some walls, wedding parties and grandchildren perch on the others. Acceptance is slow, but it arrives...