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...decade before World War I, the ante was raised once more, by Florenz Ziegfeld, whose sumptuous follies--fast-paced revues with comics, singers and chorines--became the gold standard of naughty, but not quite vulgar, spectacle: shows where young women might change clothes behind translucent screens while a winking crooner sang I'd Like to See More of You. By the '20s, the culture of Times Square hit its stride. The world of the stage spectaculars converged with the new nightclub society that Prohibition did little to discourage. The evolution of Broadway theater brought forward Eugene O'Neill, George...
...love my home state so much it aches. The people are gentle. The food is sumptuous. The weather is dazzling...
...miasma usually deployed to justify interhouse restrictions disregards that, alas, at Harvard all house communities are not created equal. Adams’ proximity to Harvard Yard makes it the most convenient venue on campus, while its superior kitchen facilities serve up delicious feasts and its posh lobby and sumptuous dining hall flatter the native savoir faire...
...final lesson of the night? There’s a kind of sumptuous, droopy-grinned contentment that is summoned only by truly fine gastronomy. Harvest is a landmark when it comes to achieving that contentment through a well-thought-out dish—but a half-dozen glasses of wine don’t hurt either...
It’s not just their love of sound which defines Neubauten,, but the worlds they conjure. “Ein seltener Vogel” is a sumptuous blend of bird calls and prehistoric drones which convey a dawning sense of catastrophe. With the surging tornadoes of “Ozean und Brandung” and the metallic calm of “Boreas,” the album depicts an expansive sonic landscape with hidden stormy undercurrents unleashed every so often. For the most part, the album is melodic and melancholy, with heartbreaking lyrical outbursts like...