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...More than just trivia, Lee's book explores how Chinese-American cuisine was the commercially expedient invention of migrants, who devised new dishes - or adapted recipes from their homeland - in order to cater to American tastes. The sweet and spicy Chinatown classic, General Tso's Chicken, is one such creation, which Lee attempts to trace to the Qing dynasty general's hometown in Hunan province, only to be told that no one has heard of the dish (although a local official thinks the association would be a great way to generate tourism). But just as the demographics of America have...
...Syed said.Aside from the public services and the Kickoff Festival, the week also included a panel on commonalities between Christianity and Islam, a community service project at the Salvation Army food kitchen, a film screening about women’s religious activism, and a religion-themed trivia night.“The scope of this week shows how much the Interfaith Council has matured over four years,” Syed said. “We can now take on a lot more than discussion and dinner in a dining hall.” She added that the council...
...There was a warmth and a feistiness to Clinton in Pennsylvania - the very qualities that Obama was lacking. She had embraced the shameless rituals of politics, including some classic low-information signals, downing shots of Crown Royal and promising lower gas prices, attacking her opponent over trivia and threatening to "obliterate" Iran. It was enough to earn the ire of the New York Times editorial page, which harrumphed, "By staying on the attack and not engaging Mr. Obama on the substance of issues ... she undercuts the rationale for her candidacy that led this page and others to support her: that...
...rack painting,” where students contributed their personal design to a new mug-tree for the Lowell dining hall. The HoCo-sponsored event was part of Lowell House’s Eco Month activities, which also include an “eco trivia night” and an “eco dinner,” according to Lowell HoCo Co-Chair Amanda K. Fields ’09. Although Earth Day is not until April 22, Fields said that the HoCo and Lowell House Eco-Rep Susan E DeWolf ’10 decided not to wait...
...science simply continued to inform us on random trivia facts, all would be well; however, science, not quite content with its role as an older sibling, has decided to become a parent and start bossing us around...