Word: tower
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...chic life, from his wife and mistress to his furnishings and fine wine. Yet the farce never becomes a simple enactment of poetic justice; no matter how much Veber paints Pignon as a really likeable, sweet guy who makes matchstick models of famous monuments such as the Eiffel Tower to numb his broken heart, he remains the idiot. All the misadventures he causes stem from his kindness and gratitude toward Bronchant. This is the awkward basis of the farce...
...will be relieving to get back to the rarefied air of Cambridge. I've even been tempted by the smog to head into the Oxygen Bar in West Hollywood. The ivory tower isn't looking so bad compared to the entertainment industry...
While you're at Copley Square, take a minute to visit the tall building. The John Hancock Tower reflects the older buildings around it. The tallest building in Boston, it has a sightseeing deck and museum on its top floor...
...great gifts for new chums (or for yourself), explore the area's numerous music stores. Tower Records and HMV, the two music megastores of Harvard Square, offer frequent bargains and wide selection. In Your Ear, located on Mt. Auburn St., is an elusive have for used music at affordable prices. And if you have a VCR, don't forget VideoPros in The Garage--great selection, convenient location and reasonable rates...
...mood for summer reading (and Widener Library's tower of books seems too daunting), you've come to the right city; Cambridge is the proud home to dozens of eclectic bookstores. For the best variety, try either Wordsworth or the Harvard Bookstore (used books in the basement for 50 percent off), although the specialty bookshops, like the Grolier Poetry bookstore on Pympton St., are also worth exploring...