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...Master of Jazz Potpourri Musician Herbie Mann, who died in July [MILESTONES, July 14], fused the music of different cultures to create new kinds of contemporary jazz. We described the talents of this versatile flutist in a Dec. 18, 1964, report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 8/4/2003 | See Source »

...prefer mirrors, Chartres Street's Mirror Mirror has about 300 American and European items in stock, ranging from the 18th century through 1950, says store partner Ellie Fowler. Her prices run from $300 to $10,000. Animal lovers can find a potpourri of specialties at Animal Art Antiques, located on Arabella Street outside the Quarter. Owner Charles Murphy cites items ranging from oyster plates costing $175 each to an 1853 British oil painting of English Setters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Big Easy Bonanza | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...Wearing Thai fisherman's pants, midriff-exposing tops, dreadlocks and piercings, international budget travelers fit right into Pai's colorful ethnic potpourri. But Pai is now also making its way into the itineraries of mid-range tourists. They'll be hard-pressed to spend much. Restaurants are universally cheap and even so-called expensive accommodation is amazingly affordable. A top-of-the-line riverside bungalow?a large tree house on stilts set amid lush gardens?at the long-running and slightly mildewed Rim Pai Cottages goes for about $27 a night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uncovering the Secret of Pai | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...LIPTON, SIZZLE AND STIR "When you cook," said commercials for this prefab meal kit, "you're a family." And what a family! In one of the spots, surreally cast with a potpourri of midlist celebs, "Mom" Sally Jessy Raphael and "Dad" Chuck Woolery fuss in the kitchen, while the "kids," squabbling over setting the table, turn out to be Pat Morita and Little Richard. Does that dinner mix come in tutti frutti...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best and Worst of 2001: Advertising | 12/24/2001 | See Source »

...over. The Versailles of toiletry. Bob Villa would have examined this fine handiwork and exclaimed with glee, “My Lord, this is an old house!” Continuing in the line of accredited domestic credits, Martha Stewart herself would have ogled at the excellent placement of potpourri and tasteful use of mosaic floor tiles. Whether you be on the run, or have the runs, this is a pilgrimage of plumbing all Harvard students should make at some point during their excretory career...

Author: By J. M. Greenbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Bathroom Fit for a Queen | 10/18/2001 | See Source »

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