Whenever I visit my 76-year-old mom in Myrtle Beach, SC, she picks me up and the oldies station is playing in her car. I’ve tried changing that dial, and one has a better chance of outmaneuvering tennis star Daniil Medvedev. I imagine the oldies music brings her back to her youth. I read a study that people’s favorite song is often when they were 17 years old. That’s right: the 'best songs’ may not be the best songs but rather simply be what you heard in ...
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Endearing animals meek and bold, large and small, demure and majestic eagerly await the chance to melt your heart and warm your home. Each is brought to life by the skilled hands of artisans crafting and painting these charming porcelain creatures. The famous fishnet décor adorning many of the animals took form in 1858 when a Herend painter became inspired by a fishscale design he saw on a Chinese porcelain plate and painted a similar pattern onto a rooster figurine to imitate feathers. ...
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May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019
The Safari Collection brings you the spirit of the wilderness. The action and anatomy of each animal is perfect, as if their essence had been captured from life and set to crystal. A technique involving clear cutting combined with deep engraving brings out the finest details of the animals roaming the safari in their original surroundings.
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January 18, 2016
January 18, 2016
With the collection "Prairie", the flower arrangements, the colors of the field, and the representation of the animals and the frog and the lizard take us on a journey by the most beautiful prairies
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May 3, 2012
May 3, 2012
Thomas Keller, of the French Laundry in Yountville, Calif., is among the chefs opposed to the state's coming ban on foie gras.
By JESSE McKINLEY
Published: April 30, 2012
NEW YORK TIMES
A collection of some of California's best-known chefs, including four-star celebrities like Thomas Keller, began a full-course press on the state's legislators on Monday, hoping to prevent a long-simmering ban on foie gras from taking effect on July 1.
The group, which calls itself the Coalition for ...
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