Word: stores
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bobsled will be changed to the Bobslate, as premed students frantically search the posh Mass Ave stationery store for the fastest writing four-colored click...
...ideas. Ten years ago, on a Saturday afternoon, my older brother decided that we should paint clouds on the ceiling of our bedroom. I quickly agreed with my big brother and after a little parental arm-twisting, he and I had the go-ahead. We walked to the paint store on Broadway, chattering as we went about how cool our new room would be. We brought home two gallons of light blue latex paint and, standing on stools, we drew cloud shapes with a marker on the white ceiling. We pried open the paint cans, wet our fat brushes...
...water fountain faded from our lives, the water bottle took its place. Poland Spring, Evian, Nalgene bottles, Store 24 water, Crystal Geyser--these bottles and their contents have been spotted in lecture halls and classrooms all over campus. Students carefully choose their source of hydration and carry it around like a status symbol. Valerie-Amanda D. Jackson '01 comments, "I can tell you so many things my water bottle says about my life...
Actually, this clothing and linen specialty store chain, based in Canada, has 35 stores in the U.S. from coast to coast--obviously, the New England aesthetic is spreading (no shopper need be without his or her duvet cover). Also, belying its image, the store lacks that cold "look but don't touch" Victorian mentality. Signs literally plead with customers to "Please Touch," noting that "to fully appreciate the beauty of our prints, we invite you to unfold, examine, and explore their many patterns and textures...
...those with a touchable fabrics fetish, April Cornell is an excellent store to browse--not just for dresses or linens, but also for "touchable" glassware, furniture, and even candles. The staff is surprisingly relaxed and friendly, clad in chic April Cornell originals (direct from Canada--ooh la la!). Assistant manager Emily J. Shull explains that "it's a nice place to browse even if you're not going to buy anything. I think we just have beautiful things." Even so, she concedes that she doesn't see very many Harvard students shopping in the store (not a surprise...