Word: pined
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...stuffed fish capers among vines of plastic grapes. The proprietress, gliding soundlessly over the warped wooden floor, serves me a refreshing bowl of o-mi (five-flavor) tea?sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, salty. Not unlike lemonade, I decide, as I drain the curious concoction of tea, tangerine slices, pine nuts, jubjubes and chunks...
...Namsan was once known for its magnificent pine trees, and its shaded heights were a haven for scholars seeking alpine inspiration amid the pedestrian pre-occupations of the capital. The mountain's contemporary history is not so dignified. It took on a sinister reputation under nearly three decades of military dictatorship, when the once-feared Secret Police was headquartered on its slopes. Last year the compound returned to its roots and was transformed into a writers' retreat. Even more recently, the ugly government-owned apartment complexes were demolished to make room for a botanical park with manicured gardens...
Priscilla Painton deftly led the team of more than 50 people around the world who worked on this issue for the past four months. Eric Pooley, Janice Simpson, MaryAnne Golon and D.W. Pine were her four lieutenants, editing stories, assigning photographers and designing the pages. For our cover, we wanted an elegant image that conveyed the power of 9/11 without shouting, so Arthur Hochstein assigned the task to artist Robert Rauschenberg. I think his collage, with its layering of news photos and flowers, preserves the moment beautifully. I hope you agree...
...with their hands, feet, bricks and stones. DIED. HARRY QUADRACCI, 66, philanthropist and entrepreneur who started a tiny company in an abandoned factory and turned it into the $2 billion-a-year Quad/Graphics, printer of TIME, Newsweek, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED and other magazines and catalogs; in an accidental drowning; in Pine Lake, near his home in Chenequa...
FUEL It's a dangerous recipe: decades of fighting every forest fire have left many areas dangerously full of fuel--sticks, fallen timber, pine needles and brush. This year's drought has sapped the natural moisture from the ground...