Word: ruralization
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...Pret A Manger sandwich-shop chain, who last autumn opened the 205-room Hoxton Hotel, which he calls an "urban lodge," in London. Urban lodge? Unlike a Shrager-inspired boutique hotel, where cool, sleek design often comes off cold, Hoxton Hotel has the homey comforts of a rural inn. Yet, says Beecham, "It's got concrete floors, exposed columns and exposed ceilings - it's very urban." Simon Woodroffe, owner of the YO! Sushi restaurant chain, is taking a similar, less-is-more approach to hospitality. Later this month he opens his first "Yotel" at London's Gatwick Airport...
...Christianity is a fight to the death!” Asner proclaimed in the role of Bryan at the start of the performance. Before the show, the crowd was asked to emulate the reactions of the audience back in 1925. Transforming their perceptions to those of townsfolk in rural Tennessee, spectators cheered for many of Bryan’s appeals to creationism and hissed at Darrow’s agnostic arguments. The most bitter yelling and name-calling was saved for the final battle of wits and words between heavy-hitters Bryan and Darrow. Darrow surprised the audience by calling...
...keys to a successful speech, Winston said. So are personal anecdotes—but “make sure they’re accurate, and don’t exaggerate.” Chuckles greeted her recounting of Al Gore’s botched attempt to appeal to a rural audience by claiming to have once been a farmer. That said, she added, “don’t be afraid to do something a little unexpected.” A speech’s impact can turn on the writer’s success at what Winston called...
...Nine churches in all would be torched in rural Alabama: five near Birmingham and four near the Mississippi line. The first five were burned on one night and four nights later Cloyd and Moseley set fire to four more churches to divert law enforcement. Two firefighters were injured battling the blazes. The young men were found after a massive manhunt tracked a mysterious SUV that left tracks from Cloyd?s specially purchased off-road tires. U.S. District Judge David Proctor sentenced Cloyd and Moseley to eight years and 11 months; DeBusk got seven years. The trio have been ordered...
...such questions will engage and stimulate their audience. “Part of this play really invites audience to use their imagination. We’re encouraged that people will take up that offer,” Kirk says. LUCIE AS FRESHMAN While the play takes place in poor, rural early 20th century France, Kirk is confident that the universality of the play’s greater themes will strike a chord of recognition in all audience members. And the Lucie that Holding plays is not so far removed from Harvard after all. “With Lucie...