Word: ritualization
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...kitchen appliances to automobiles to furniture. What was not cotton-candy pink was smile-button yellow; if not sunset orange, then avocado green. Black, however, remained stricken from the palette, used only when demanded by function or material (tires, outdoor grills, cast-iron skillets) and in a few ritual contexts (limousines and hearses, tuxedoes, evening gowns and the costumes of mourners and clerics). When people had a choice of colors, they did not choose black...
...evidence from more modern sources reinforces the idea that you’d better meet your life partner in college. My best friend from high school got a “promise necklace” from her boyfriend last Christmas. My sorority does a special ritual when girls get engaged. (I’m sure it’s creepy and involves singing.) My Quantitative Reasoning 34 textbook even calls colleges “magnificent local marriage markets...
...release of Animal House may have been to blame for the change in drinking culture since Gross’ day. In September of that year, The Washington Post reported that the toga party, “this semester’s ritual of college exhibitionism,” was “popping up” everywhere from private schools like Georgetown to frat-heavy state schools like the University of Maryland...
...meaning lemongrass) is the hotel's other dining option and works rather better, with a repertoire of Indian, Chinese and Malay dishes. If you overindulge, the spa offers body wraps, steam rooms and herbal baths. The urut melayu?a traditional Malay massage?is a specialty, as is the Earthlight Ritual, which features a ginger scrub and a massage with heated jade, obsidian and other stones. Not quite as soothing?but not bad considering the luxury on offer?are the introductory room rates, which start from $410 a night until Sept. 15 and include a free night for every two consecutive...
...meaning lemongrass) is the hotel's other dining option and works rather better, with a repertoire of Indian, Chinese and Malay dishes. If you overindulge, the spa offers body wraps, steam rooms and herbal baths. The urut melayu - a traditional Malay massage - is a specialty, as is the Earthlight Ritual, which features a ginger scrub and a massage with heated jade, obsidian and other stones. Not quite as soothing - but not bad considering the luxury on offer - are the introductory room rates, which start from $410 a night until Sept. 15 and include a free night for every two consecutive...