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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Woolf in Lizard's Clothing? | 6/5/2005 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Sara E. Polsky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Book You’ll Want To Devour | 4/15/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: A Conversation with Ronald Reagan | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home: Got Trees? | 4/3/2005 | See Source »

...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...

Author: By A. HAVEN Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soaps Go Head to Head | 2/24/2005 | See Source »

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