Word: teas
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...latter years. Nonetheless, cricket fans who've read widely are aware that Bradman had his flaws. He was aloof, a little selfish, perhaps, and parsimonious. Not for him drinks with the boys and colorful chat. Australia's greatest sportsman was an introvert who preferred reading and sipping tea to making friends...
...Term for Tea? In Marion Hume's otherwise interesting article on tea tourism, a photograph of a table set for tea bears the caption, "A table is prepared for high tea" [Sept. 15]. The photo clearly shows a table set for afternoon tea. High tea is a British term for an entirely different meal that includes cold meats, salads and much heartier fare and which is served around 6 p.m. in lieu of dinner. Afternoon tea is served around 3 p.m. and is accompanied by scones, jam and cake and sometimes small sandwiches. Janice Leach, Mill Valley, California...
...While your article highlighted the Carlyle Hotel and the Palm Court at the Plaza Hotel in New York City as the only smart places in the U.S. to take tea, those of us west of the Mississippi were dismayed that you did not mention the spectacular Dushanbe teahouse in Boulder, Colorado. The only Central Asian teahouse in the Western Hemisphere and a gift from our impoverished sister city, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, it is exquisitely decorated with hand-carved and hand-painted ceilings, tables, stools and interior wood columns. It is an extraordinary work of art that never fails to enhance...
...England for over a decade as London correspondent for the New York Times, Sarah Lyall has compiled her spot-on observations about the British into her new book The Anglo Files (Norton, 256 pages). She spoke to TIME from her London office. We can't say she was drinking tea as she spoke to us, but we can't say she wasn't, either...
...about the sex in the book? I was reminded of something you said about Prep, that it might not be your parents' cup of tea for various reasons, and the graphic sex was part of that. It's quite a visual, the sex in American Wife...