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Such worries are unfounded and out of touch with the spirit of House life. While Stein Clubs implicitly condone the idea of alcohol as a means to stimulate social interaction, they should not overemphasize the need for this social lubricant as justification for serving rum and Coke or vodka screwdrivers. There is no reason why anyone would need drinks with high alcohol content in order to socially connect with other members of their House. In fact, the greater chance of intoxication that comes with drinking hard liquor detracts from the House unity that Stein Clubs are supposed to generate...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Spirit Sans Spirits | 12/17/2007 | See Source »

...Somebody from Harvard Loves Me” Bear, $15.98: Use your Coop card beginning this week, and you get an additional 20% off—$12.78. Your high school girlfriend will love it. (The Coop, 1400 Mass. Ave.) 8) Assorted holiday chocolates and hazelnut pralines $12.99, Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes $6.99, Caramel Corn $2.49: Treat yourself, and, okay, someone else to these holiday faves. (Cardullo’s, 6 Brattle St.) 9) “Control a Man” and “Control a Woman” remotes, $8 each: “GIVE ME: beer, sex, food?...

Author: By Erinn V. Westbrook, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Holiday Gifts for Under $15 | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...begun to believe Chavez was invincible at the ballot box. Most chavistas who celebrated early in front of the Miraflores presidential palace abandoned the party when the voting results were announced at 1 a.m., leaving a sparse crowd with long faces milling about in a sea of empty rum and beer bottles. A large inflatable bust of Chavez with his arms outstretched lay face-down and half-deflated on an empty stage. A man who looked drunk held up several soggy and torn "Yes" posters in front of a giant projection screen showing the President conceding defeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Venezuelans Turned on Chavez | 12/3/2007 | See Source »

...that its baked goods are reserved for those in the know.In keeping with the store’s name, the cupcakes transcend their neat rows with deliciously rebellious flavor combinations. Those leaning toward adult tastes might want to sample the mojito cupcake. Topped with mint leaves and soaked with rum, this cupcake will leave any taster lovedrunk for the childishly adult snack.At the opposite end of the spectrum is the classically sweet cinnamon chai Pecan Sticky, which still offers a wonderfully complex eating experience. A more mature chai flavor provides a counterpoint to the childishly tactile delight of dipping one?...

Author: By Aliza H. Aufrichtig and Marianne F. Kaletzky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Go Get Yourself Some Kickass Cupcakes | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...Rum producers are enjoying the high. "It's taken centuries for rum to find itself in the eye of the hurricane and enjoy this kind of global respect," says Henrique Vollmer, international director at Santa Teresa, which is based on a 5,000-acre sugarcane hacienda 50 miles west of Caracas and pulled in $40 million in sales last year. "We're not going to let it go." Nor will Hamilton. His other favorites include Neisson Rhum Agricole Rserve Spciale from Martinique and Mount Gay Extra Old from Barbados. "They've brought a welcome new dimension of flavors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rum Gets Some Respect | 7/5/2007 | See Source »

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