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Dates: during 2000-2009
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It’s a well-known fact that everyone has favorite publications that they don’t admit reading, guilty pleasures ranging from Playboy to “Ice by Ice: The Vanilla Ice Story in His Own Words.”The flip side of this secret indulgence is an intellectual hypocrisy, a tendency to pretend to have read books we’ve never even opened. In any course section there are one or two people that will blithely elaborate their views, completely undeterred by the fact that they haven’t done the reading...

Author: By Madeline K.B. Ross, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: You’ve Read ‘Gravity’s Rainbow’? Bullshit | 4/6/2007 | See Source »

...cheery!! bunch. Although it has plenty of Asian items, the chain pushes its prepackaged but fresh-pressed panini as well as microwavable pastas. And damn if it didn't improve on the Twinkie: its packaged dessert with a chocolate-covered banana topped with whipped cream and rolled in a vanilla cake is perfect convenience-store food...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Fast-Food Invasion | 3/29/2007 | See Source »

...brokers who sell them feed, to their mills that grind the corn, to farmers who grow it. To put the GM-free label on his ice cream, Straus will have to trace the chickens that provided the egg yolks, the grain used in the alcohol that carries his vanilla extract and the soy lecithin used as an emulsifier for his chocolate chips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Organic Isn't Really Organic | 3/14/2007 | See Source »

...Queen”; Meryl Streep, “The Devil Wears Prada”; Kate Winslet, “Little Children”Embodying Queen Elizabeth II, Mirren has demolished the competition and stands alone as the one to beat. Cruz, whose English language films like “Vanilla Sky” and “Sahara” have never showcased her talent, has been recognized for her work in Pedro Almodovar’s “Volver.” Unexpectedly snubbed in the Best Foreign Language category, it is the Spanish film?...

Author: By Christopher C. Baker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boobs, Politics, and Golden Statues | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...drop on your teeth." So how does century-old cognac taste? Well, like the 20th century itself: complex. Even the occasional cognac drinker like me can immediately sense a unique palate with each sip. First I tasted the oak outright, followed by a very distinct apple and hint of vanilla. Moments later, a flowery aroma, then a spicy sweetness. Rémy Martin has gone even further upscale with the release of Black Pearl (pictured), a limited-edition Louis XIII priced at a breathtaking $9,050. And that means limited: only 786 bottles will be produced, all from the contents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lustrous Liquid | 2/6/2007 | See Source »

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