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...doesn’t even need the ability to survive a day as a tourist speaking that language. (Trust me: I comfortably placed out of a Harvard language requirement and I’ve tried and failed to last a full day in Paris, speaking nothing but my pigeon French...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: Plus Ça Change | 10/15/2003 | See Source »

Still, they’re not particularly eager to be identified with any specific trend. DeCaro says he’s wary of the press’ insufferable desire to pigeon-hole a handful of bands into a movement...

Author: By Ben B. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Post-Punk’ Band Headlines Tour | 4/18/2003 | See Source »

...COLOR YELLOW: BEAUFORD DELANEY. The 20th-century African-American expatriate artist Beauford Delaney is probably the least known or understood talent among the Abstract Expressionists. Pigeon-holed as a “Negro artist” by early critics, Delaney nonetheless lived a life of love and art. This retrospective of his work, from the portraits and cityscapes done in New York’s Greenwich Village in the 1940s to the abstract work that followed his 1953 move to Paris, demonstrate his wide vocabulary of topics and emotional colors. Through May 4. Hours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Listings for February 21 to 27 | 2/21/2003 | See Source »

...changes daily and might include pressed foie gras terrine with a gooseberry relish, carpaccio of beef with crackling and sour cream dressing, or just a comfort-food combo of home-baked bread and 15 British cheeses. The dinner fare gets a bit more sophisticated and includes warm salad of pigeon, crab with green herb mayonnaise, spiced pork belly, and cod and lobster stew. Desserts such as caramelized lemon tart and dark chocolate pudding with orange curd ice cream ensure that everyone goes home happy. You could - if you had to - enjoy the Star even if you didn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Simple But Superb | 12/8/2002 | See Source »

...Color King's point. I've always liked "oxblood red," which I imagine as a deep, earthy red. Honestly, however, I'd be hard pressed to differentiate the color of an ox's blood from a dog's or a pigeon's (often used to describe the reddest of Burmese rubies). But then, Finlay's vivid writing colors my judgment. By bringing out the darker side to colors, she makes them all the brighter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Color of Passion | 12/8/2002 | See Source »

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