Word: peppermint
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...embarrassing, since Paradise (Jonathan Cape; 344 pages) is written from within the tortured mind of a Scottish woman who's almost 40, with a drinking problem so severe she can't remember the previous night's sexual encounter. "Fiction is fiction," says Dundee-born Kennedy, and sips her peppermint tea. She has no time for "the idea that if you write about something dark, you must be dark; if you write about someone who's annoying, you've got to be annoying." Not to worry; she looks just fine in denim and handles the attention with patient and good-natured...
...early comics are crude, but that's what makes them fascinating. Back then, Lucy is still a toddler, as are Schroeder and Linus, and Snoopy is a puppy. Charlie Brown's best friend is named Shermy, and they spend most of their time with a blond named Patty (not Peppermint) and cruel Violet, a winsome brunet who gets a lot of semifunny gags involving mud pies. Charlie Brown is more into golf than baseball, and he says, "Great Scott!", not "Good Grief!" His personality is different too. He's more of a mischievous prankster; he can often be seen scampering...
Although Bartley herself prefers peppermint shakes, she says that the most popular frappe is the vanilla Oreo frappe. She places two crushed Oreos, about four oz. of vanilla or chocolate syrup and 12 oz. of milk into a frappe shaker, then fills it up with vanilla soft serve ice cream. All ingredients are whisked together in the special Bartley’s blender and served. Be warned that using hard ice cream or Dairy Queen-style soft serve won’t create a frappe with that smooth, creamy Bartley’s texture. Their frappe is special because...
...Foley & Corinna in New York City, A new, peppermint pink bustier glows beside a 1962 cotton sundress and a Christian Dior cashmere sweater circa 1980. Shoppers at Vylette in Austin, Texas, peruse the latest collections from Lacoste and Marc by Marc Jacobs along with vintage khaki skirts and crocheted sweaters--many of them rescued from oblivion by one of the store owners' mothers, who frequents garage sales...
...month. Same dashing from train to limo to photo op to TV stage. Same use of wit as armor against imprisonment and ennui. And the same amazing display of grace and good humor by four blithe Liverpudlians, ages 20 to 24. Leaving their hotel room to go to the Peppermint Lounge, they wave a sweet goodbye to the two-man camera crew. Did celebrity ever take such innocent pleasure in its own good fortune? Was the world ever this young? --By Richard Corliss