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...interplay of temperatures, textures and flavors. Instead of serving an ordinary tarte Tatin with creme fraiche, for example, Fleming makes a miniature version and pairs it with a tiny cheesecake and a "napoleon" made of alternating layers of green-apple chips and green-apple sorbet. The result juxtaposes "hot vs. cold, crunchy vs. creamy, sweet vs. not sweet," she explains...
MORE FAN ANIMOSITY We have no real equivalent of, say, Arsenal vs. Tottenham. We don't sing sectarian anthems and fling pub darts at each other. This is bad for ratings. So instead of determining teams geographically (New York, L.A., Orlando), I suggest organizing teams along ethnic, religious, political and tribal lines. There should be a Bloods team. A Crips team. A Lubavitch Hasidim team. Aryan Nations, Khmer Rouge, Hutu, Tutsi, Royal Ulster Constabulary, Jews for Jesus, Hizballah. Now you've got some fierce rivalries going--off the field and on. You try tackling a 275-lb. running back with...
...TALE OF THE TAPE: CHARITY vs. SPIDERWOMAN...
First off, notice that the NCAA does not rank teams like the NFL tie-breaking system. The NFL teaches us that team rankings should be determined by record, then head-to-head contests, then league records, records vs. common opponents, and then strength of the schedule. The NCAA approaches a similar list of criteria in a wholly different manner...
...Drug treatment vs. incarceration: CALIFORNIA's Proposition 36 would essentially reform the state's attitude toward nonviolent drug offenders, offering rehabilitation in lieu of jail time. This initiative is gaining widespread support from prisoners'-rights advocates and opponents of the so-called "war on drugs" who believe the current prison culture does nothing to address the cycle of drug addiction. This initiative mirrors similar drug-policy reform efforts in Massachusetts, Oregon and Utah...