Word: spirited
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...power of influence--and we ask some of the honorees to toast those who have influenced them. It was only fitting, then, that Oprah Winfrey paid homage to her schoolteachers, who saw the potential of a precocious little girl. I think all our readers are at the dinner in spirit, and I hope you enjoy the pictures as much as you've enjoyed the TIME 100 issue...
...changed for 150 years, so I think it's high time we evolved a bit," says Carol Duval-Leroy, head of Champagne Duval-Leroy, the first Champagne house to trial Maestro-capped bottles. But despite a pressing need for cork alternatives, it may be a while before that spirit of change catches on. (See pictures of beer being brewed...
...demand; with friends from other houses, seniors trying to get to that elusive 12th formal, and guests visiting from out of town, there will always be people clamoring for admission. Buying formal tickets simply to sell them, however, is a cynical money-making enterprise, a watering down of house spirit, and a disincentive to actually attend the event. Expectations are set unrealistically high when a hefty sum is put down for a ticket, with people sourly wondering, “I paid $90 for this...
...From Angels to Monsters: Cosmology, Anthropology, and the Ends of the World — What a title. It just took us on an extraterrestrial ride, in all its twelve-word glory. The course will explore the "position of humans as cultural creatures at the intersection of nature and spirit." Whatever the hell that means...
...immaculately composed rock garden, an elaborately carved door evocative of a temple, or vast sculptures. The bushy-bearded artist says he wants to breathe life into the otherwise inanimate structures. "The Black House evokes the past Thai civilization in a contemporary manner," says Thawan. "I try to bring the spirit, heart and soul in their life [into the pieces]." His 33-year-old project is a poetic work in progress: he has plans for another five houses, to be completed within three years...