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...comes with a tiny mother-of-pearl caviar spoon. The only disadvantage to al fresco eating?other than possible bad weather in autumn?is uninvited guests. Near the Eiffel Tower with my daughter recently, a well-spoken but disheveled man approached our picnic and asked if we couldn't spare "a piece of bread, some salami and that piece of cheese over there." We made up a plate and threw in some melon to boot. After all, we were reminded, part of the picnic spirit lies in the sharing. But you might want to hide the caviar...
...comes with a tiny mother-of-pearl caviar spoon. The only disadvantage to al fresco eating - other than possible bad weather in autumn - is uninvited guests. Near the Eiffel Tower with my daughter recently, a well-spoken but disheveled man approached our picnic and asked if we couldn't spare "a piece of bread, some salami and that piece of cheese over there." We made up a plate and threw in some melon to boot. After all, we were reminded, part of the picnic spirit lies in the sharing. But you might want to hide the caviar...
...which people get naked--is a bowling-ball kind of guy. Actually, he's a two-bowling-ball kind of guy. On a recent stay in New Mexico, where he was shooting scenes for an Adam Sandler remake of The Longest Yard, Nelly took along a strike ball, a spare ball, customized shoes, a wrist brace and a sweat rag. "I need all the equipment," he said, before ordering mozzarella sticks, French fries, ranch dressing and several ice-filled buckets of Corona from an alley waitress. "You never know when you'll get a chance to roll, and you should...
Fear and loathing are why people save everything: fear of throwing out the wrong bit of paper and loathing the task of sorting through it all. But you can spare your heirs some unpleasantness by winnowing the essential records and depositing them with your attorney...
...Life at Harvard has a proud tradition of producing innovative, risqué and thought-provoking covers. Over the years, Harvard Student Agencies (HSA) has rendered a service to the Harvard community by pushing the envelope of cover art. In 2002, the cover’s depiction of the Spare Change guy spoke deeply to the cruelty of man by highlighting the indifference of Harvard students to the plight of the poor. In 2003, the sweater vest montage spoke to another equally important social issue—Harvard students’ sense of style, or lack thereof. It should come...