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...homes that were originally built without running water or toilets. The revamped holiday cottages now include "capsule" kitchens and bathrooms, televisions, microwaves, comfortable double beds and a price tag reflecting their newfound status: a two-night stay?the minimum?will set you back at least $325. Proletarians of yore will be wondering why they never got into the holiday business...
...February, laments that gym entrees can't be quite as rich as the French dishes he grew up with in Paris. "When I go out, I want to taste a little salt, sugar, have a platter of cheese and charcuterie ..." he says, trailing off as he recalls feasts of yore. Few of those fatty foods make the cut at his restaurant, but Oliver couldn't resist putting a rich chocolate mousse on the menu. Will gym rats splurge as a post-workout reward? Says Oliver with a shrug: "It's an experiment...
...current hunger for this information," says Dorothea Johnson, who runs the Protocol School of Washington in the nation's capital. In the past three years, she says, the number of people signing up for her children's classes has quadrupled. But unlike the mini-finishing-school lessons of yore that dwelt on cutlery and curtsies, the curriculum nowadays stresses social skills and common courtesy. Honaker coaches kids on the proper way to greet adults ("Give me a firm handshake, look me in the eye, smile and say something nice") and quizzes them on how to be considerate ("Look. I just...
...walked into the deserted boathouse on a sunny Friday morning. On the walls of Weld Boathouse hang photographs of oarswomen of days of yore. They were not only making the most of college, but also of their deltoids...
...club nights, panel discussions and a sex toy party are among them. For now, though, Gaypril has begun with a cheery, supportive whisper. Despite the absence of “White Room,” this Open Mic night seems an awful lot like those of yore. Rather than being disappointed, though, let’s be encouraged. In a month that celebrates awareness and promotes acceptance, recognizing that BGLTSA students at Harvard are so similar to a bunch of preteen rock star wannabes leads to further realization that we may all be more alike than we thought...