Word: swooned
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...perfect drink. Though murky cauldrons of witchy punch are the traditional Halloween fare, the Vampire’s Kiss allows you to take part in the seasonal festivities while risking the terror of drinking unknown concoctions. Vampire’s Kiss is a potent cocktail capable of producing a swoon in any unsuspecting victim. The drink should have a deep red color. The salt adds a flavor reminiscent enough of blood that it will make you shudder. Best of all, the cocktail leaves you with stained, dripping red lips. Roasted pumpkin seeds, candied apples and—of course?...
...dollar is falling. Stocks are in a swoon. Foreigners are calling home capital. Corporate insiders are dumping shares by the bucketful. Individuals are redeeming mutual-fund shares. Pension funds are getting socked. Banks are taking loan-portfolio hits. This is all a direct result of the spreading collapse of confidence in U.S. companies and the executives and board members who run them--a crisis that threatens to untrack a fragile economic recovery. Speaking at an economic summit in Canada, President Bush said he was "concerned about the economic impact of the fact that there are some corporate leaders who have...
...three-game skid was part of a larger swoon that swallowed most of the Ivy season. After starting the season with four straight wins, the Crimson owned an 8-4 record midway through the season. But the meat of the Ivy season brought a disheartening 2-10 finish...
HIGHLIGHTS Harvard upsets Cornell at home and ties Michigan during regular season. After a 2-8-1 swoon, the Crimson rattles off four straight victories—three in overtime—to claim its first ECAC title since 1994. Harvard’s season ends in overtime, too, to Maine, 4-3, in NCAAs...
...FROM RUSSO WITH LOVE: On July 16, Knopf will publish "The Whore's Child: and Other Stories" by Richard Russo, who won a Pulitzer Prize last year for "Empire Falls." Kirkus and PW swoon, giving the book starred reviews. Says Kirkus, "Readers who loved such a roomy, generously plotted, and detailed novel as the Pulitzer-winning 'Empire Falls' won't be able to resist this first collection of seven stories by the Maine novelist...a wonderful distillation of Russo's gifts for crystal-clear narration, subtle character portrayal, and irrepressible humor... There may be more important writers around, but none...