Word: specimens
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...book is any indication, Cunningham, 52, is still willing to fail, and in the best possible way. Specimen Days (Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 308 pages) is divided into three parts, all set in New York City but each in a different era: the Industrial Revolution, the present day and-stay with me here-the far future. The three parts are written in three different literary genres and feature the same three characters. Walt Whitman also makes a cameo. Oh, and there's a 5-ft.-tall, talking alien lizard woman. Recklessness: check...
What makes the interior of Valrhona’s headquarters so alluring? Consuming one of the vaunted company’s carefully-crafted chocolates is a transcendent experience for Rosenblum and fellow connoisseurs. When Rosenblum samples a Valrhona specimen in a Paris shop, he writes: “A subtle but unmistakable parfum of fresh mint flooded my mouth, and a peppery undertone sent happy pinprick signals to corporeal outposts...
...There was some comment when you only spent five minutes with the doctors when they told you that the specimen was cancerous. A. Yes, they were most reassuring...
...like budding branches to set your heart aflutter. But if the spring planting season finds you shopping for a new tree for the yard, beware: it's going to cost you. The housing boom, recent rough weather, insect infestations and new demand for native trees make finding that perfect specimen harder--and more expensive-- than ever. Today a typical residential tree has a diameter of 5 in. to 6 in. and costs anywhere from $1,200 to $2,500. That's a whole lot more than the $300 to $600 homeowners paid for the 2-in. to 3-in. varieties...
...developing a burgeoning undergrad fan base. The latest episode of the Harvard sitcom, which claims to be “redefining America’s soap opera,” features rule-breaking romance and sinisterly flirtatious freshmen. But will the back-stabbing, scandals, and sexscapades of the Harvardian specimen ever rival the creme de la creme of self-indulgent, mindless programming—that is, The OC? FM investigates...