Word: walke
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...thing is missing: celebratory gunfire. Hamas has banned partying with firearms. But there has been no cultural crackdown since Hamas took over. Gaza has long been more religious and conservative than the rest of Palestinian society--alcohol disappeared from public view here long ago. But secular women who walk the streets of Gaza City without head scarves or veils say they were more likely to be harassed by criminals in the old Gaza than by religious conservatives today. Rumors that Hamas is ordering barbers not to shave beards are just that. I got mine shaved off by Hossein Hussuna...
...time when businesses are waking up to the full possibilities of all the senses. Two years ago, Muzak formed a partnership with ScentAir, a U.S. firm that specializes in installing inviting aromas in hotels, restaurants and stores. "Instead of asking a customer, 'How does it sound?' when they walk into a business, we're now saying, 'How do you feel?'" says Muzak's Finigan. Shopping psychologist Denison says growing competition for the attention of time-pressed consumers will force businesses to focus more on the total sensory experience they provide: "Retailers will have to make their stores more stimulating...
...cliché, heteronormative assertion that Harry made to Sally in the 1989 movie is true: Men and women can't be just friends. Unless, of course, they both dig boys. Tumbling into bed with Kam after sharing one too many drinks is never a concern. Around him, I walk around in my underwear more comfortably than I did in my all-girl suite. The only tension that ever manifests between us is the periodic disagreement about whose turn it is to take out the trash...
...children are the fifth generation to run the family stall, his grandmother might not recognize the Boqueria today. Fishmongers still dominate, but immigrants now run several of the produce stalls. Greeks and Koreans sell, respectively, kimchi and stuffed grape leaves along the market's edges. And a short walk from the wild mushroom stand, hipsters dish out vegetarian lasagna...
There is no such thing as darkness in New York City. Always, streetlamps and headlights edge their lambent glows into even the darkest corners of my apartment, making it possible to walk across every surface without tripping or stumbling. I know that two blocks away, the subway is still running, that massive trains are heaving into stations at 4 a.m. to pick up the night creatures of the city, and if I wanted I could be on one of those trains, heading into the Village or Williamsburg, to a club or a friend’s apartment. This nocturnal ease...