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...straight out of a Michelin-starred Parisian gem. The six-course tasting menu ($26)?starting with a delicate amuse bouche of parmesan and rosemary, and ending with a decadent chocolate mousse souffl? served with coconut sorbet?is not so much fusion food as French classics with a tropical twist. For his seared tuna, Salans eschews the obvious sweet-savory pairing, opting instead for a citrusy relish of young starfruit, cherry tomatoes and chive coulis. The foie gras, chopped with almonds, caraway seeds and quail, is wrapped in pastry and served in a pool of buttery-rich demi-glace infused with...
...twist to the Harvard-Cornell game will certainly be the Big Red’s trout-toting fans, who have a quirky tradition of bringing dead fish into Lynah Rink and tossing them onto the ice during Crimson pre-game player introductions...
...that have held together cars since the dawn of the automobile age a century ago. Instead, the steering and braking are fully electronic, using techniques pioneered in fly-by-wire aircraft cockpits. In place of the steering column is a small color screen and two handgrips. To accelerate, you twist the grips. To apply the brakes, you squeeze them. To turn left or right, you move the grips up or down...
...have found the midpoint between an original vision and loyalty to the show. As in past renditions, elements of the scandalous and hypersexual remain, yet Blum’s choreography offers something new and exciting for diehard fans. Each dance is elaborate and many are dizzying: bodies writhe, fly, twist, grind, and in some cases, hang limp from other bodies that write, fly, twist and grind. With so much action it can be hard to find a focus, but such confusion only adds to the show’s intrigue...
...saying that Hollywood should keep its mitts off Asian films. A decade ago, Quentin Tarantino did a cool twist (Reservoir Dogs) on a Hong Kong crime story (City on Fire). The challenge is for Western directors to transform the Eastern originals with all the grit and glamour at their command. The alternative is to settle for making blown-up dupes of movies like The Ring. And that prospect is really ... scary...