Word: sake
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...shinto gods must be jealous. As sake brewers (toji) continue to close up shop and sales of their product slow in Japan, what has been known for millenniums as the drink of the gods is sidling up to American bars and being given ample space on the shelves of wine shops and on wine lists from coast to coast...
...Sake. Chances are you've heard of it. Chances might also be that you can't remember the first time you tasted it--or at least what ensued in the wake of a few generously poured ochoko, or ceramic cups. But after decades of the drink being sold--and mass-produced--in the U.S., America's acceptance of Japanese rice wine has matured beyond that of the warm tipple gulped by sushi-going Japanophiles to become a premium drink of choice, sipped with an Asian or a European food pairing or just chilled and enjoyed...
...same time, the police acted reactively if anyone crossed the line and became dangerous to themselves or others. Rules were enforced not simply for the sake of enforcing them, but police resources were spent addressing legitimate public concerns. In this respect, the police presence made the tailgate feel safe and friendly, which is the perfect recipe for a good time...
...flyers would be the best way to be taken seriously, Bakker said. “To reach the sort of people who would apply to a job with UBS, it takes the dissemination of facts, not just protests and chants. Our purpose was not to protest for the sake of protesting, but to change attitudes,” Bakker added. “We hope we can get people to think about genocide, but more importantly we want them to think about ethics, and holding companies like UBS accountable for their activities.” UBS’s main...
...shave their pubic hair, Iweala’s novel tackles where war and cruelty intersect and the way that people can be corrupted by circumstances. Enough said. Of course Harvard and Yale have produced comparably great novelists, the same way we have comparably lackluster football teams. But for the sake of school spirit, I can argue that John H. Updike ’54 and Norman K. Mailer ’43 are objectively better than Tom Perrotta and Tom Wolfe. And, obviously, F. Scott Fitzgerald doesn’t matter...