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...fourth and final strand of Shanley’s dramatic web, the violated student’s mother (Caroline Steffanie Clay), crosses the other characters only once, in a ten-minute scene that also earned original star Adriane Lennox a Tony Award. Unlike Lennox’s acting, Clay’s is weak, and despite the high emotion written into the role, her performance is neither shocking nor compelling. However, her scene is isolated enough from the rest of the play not to affect the story arc too detrimentally, and she is by no means incompetent...
...last much longer and use 80% to 90% less power than conventional mini bulbs. LEDs, which cast a bright white light, also stay cool to the touch so they won't singe the tree-or your child's fingers. Brookstone.com's oversized multicolored LEDs-$10 per 12-ft. strand-look just like the lights Dad used...
...certain rank from wearing them. It wasn't until Kokichi Mikimoto, founder of Mikimoto pearls, successfully cultured pearls in the early 1900s that they could be easily matched and made into necklaces (before that, it could take up to 10 years to find enough matching pearls to make a strand). It was Coco Chanel who exploited the discovery of cultured pearls and probably did more than any other woman to give them a modern swing, piling them on and mixing real with costume...
...takes a surprising amount of skill to put together a well-matched strand, and that contributes to its price. Look for pearls that have few visible dimples, bumps or wrinkling. Decide whether you want to spend money on the more expensive perfectly spherical or symmetrical pearls or are willing to go for a more organic shape. After all, pearls are produced by nature, and nearly round pearls or organic shapes like baroque or semibaroque have character and may be easier on the wallet...
...from the Harvard Book Store, $12.95. 5) For that nerdy perv in your entryway: a book of Sudo-Fuk-U from Urban Outfitters, $12.99. 6) For your mom: a Harvard Mug from the Harvard Shop (for the fourth year in a row), $9.00. 7) For your alumnus father: a strand of flashing Christmas lights from CVS to adorn that Harvard diploma of his, $9.99. 8) For the fashionista: a $15 gift certificate to Mint Julep, which will buy her...nothing. 9) For the wannabe musician: an hour lesson with the man who plays the erhu in the Square...