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...they're not Janet Evanovich. The novelist's last seven books have done just that, and her latest, Twelve Sharp, is no exception - it has spent much of the summer atop the New York Times best-seller list. As usual, her spunky heroine, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum, prevails against the odds. Evanovich, 63, got together with TIME's Andrea Sachs and talked about about her heroine, NASCAR and New Jersey's in-your-face attitude...
Star chef José Andrés and Embutidos Fermin celebrated the arrival of prized jamón ibérico products to the U.S. for the first time. The plum-colored ham, considered by some to be the finest in the world, wasn't the only cured meat taking center stage at the show, though. La Quercia Rossa Heirloom Breed Culaccia dry-cured ham was both salty and sweet, Principe's truffled ham was luxurious, and S. Wallace Edwards offered American- style serrano with paper-thin slices of its WigWam...
...venue, anxious to try dishes that sound strangely irresistible to anyone bored by the metropolis's usual dining options. Sitting amid hanging fabrics, Buddhist statuary and lots of red and gold, customers peruse an elaborate menu that may include crocodile (seared in vine leaves and served with a Chinese plum dip), peacock (presented with a vanilla-and-tomato confit) or scorpion (dipped in chocolate). The "Lovebug Salad" sees a bowl of mixed leaves topped with crickets and locusts. Kangaroo fillet is marinated in zhug - the Yemeni hot sauce - and served with vegetables. If all this leaves you feeling a little...
...give it a shot. If the Yard basements were reserved mainly for targeted support centers, then that would send the message that Harvard is far more willing to recognize the things that make us different rather than the activities we share together. By granting these specialized organizations plum Yard space, Harvard would effectively privilege these organizations over the hundreds of student groups that achieve equally laudable goals every day. I sometimes wonder which organization has a bigger impact on improving race relations at Harvard: the Foundation, or the Harvard Aids Coalition (HAC). On one hand, the Foundation gives out about...
...House Administration, and his staff repeatedly demanded help in raising cash for the National Republican Campaign Committee--the "NRCC" of Abramoff's e-mail. Under then House majority leader Tom DeLay, Ney and his fellow G.O.P. chairmen had to meet steep fund-raising quotas or risk losing their plum positions...