Word: slab
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...distance from the Leverett towers to the Science Center with Dartboard’s thumbs, Dartboard was surprised to learn that while that distance was spanned by the width of seven thumbs, not even a single thumb separated Leverett’s towers from Mather’s ugly slab...
...those suspicious of red onion jam and raisins on their pizza. The crust is thin and crispy, and the sauce has just enough garlic to satisfy the taste buds without making your breath lethal. A full list of specialty toppings ($3 each), ranging from grilled eggplant to smoked slab bacon, are available to spice up the basic pie—however, disastrous combinations may result. Kalamata olives, Great Hill Blue Cheese, and Julienne leeks may sound good on paper, but their combined forces can wreak havoc on your bowels...
...record straight - just as the Beatles did in their Anthology - is no act of hubris. And for all those now-grownup kids who still beg them to re-form and do the dead-parrot sketch one more time, The Pythons Autobiography (Orion Books; 360 pages), serves up a hefty slab of nostalgia. Time is tougher on jokes than on melodies, but it's hard now to explain precisely why Monty Python's Flying Circus, which launched on Oct. 5, 1969 with a skit about sheep nesting in trees, should have so captivated viewers. There are precious few clues...
...TEXAS A slab on the grounds of the capitol in Austin was allowed to stay. A judge ruled last October that the monument's location did not indicate religious endorsement by the state...
...quick tour around London, and you can lean across his brutalist concrete-slab tables at the DJ bar Social or wander through the jewelry boutiques he recently masterminded for Selfridge's, the once sedentary London department store that has put itself back on the merchandising map with the hip redesign of its sales floors. A few years ago, the store's managers went to him looking for someone to cast a fresh eye on their massive neoclassical flagship store. (Picture the U.S. Treasury Building stuffed with designer boutiques.) Adjaye recalls their meeting with that impish smile of his. "I said...