Word: russell
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...memorable quotes that I would inevitably stumble upon while web browsing. An entry from July 2006 in my “Famous Quotes” notebook reads: “Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it. —Russel Lynes...
...think it was the year ’89 / He stayed the freshest…. The nigga could dance to slow music / Outdrink any nigga on the bench / While we hittin’ reefer he so loose / He’s five foot seven / A legend was born / Russel Ason Jones / I know him for his braids and lessons,” raps Kwon almost breathlessly over J. Dilla’s soulful beat.More often, though, Raekwon’s smooth tenor creates a sensational contrast to his narrative persona; Chef Raekwon derives the first part of his name...
...belong not to you / you are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”Although his Arabic background is highly emphasized by his followers, to the point of hushing up his Western upbringing—on the back of my copy, George Russel writes, “I do not think the East has spoken with so a beautiful a voice since the Gitanjali”—Gibran does not speak for “the East.” Quite the contrary, he speaks from somewhere in-between, the gray...
...modern Japanese. “Most of us were just taking the class because it sounded interesting, Japan interested us, or something of the sort, but soon into the class we realized that Sonia was someone really unique and gifted in what we were doing,” Chase Russel ’09 says. After realizing her talents, Cranston suggested that they write a linked-verse poem together, which ultimately extended for 36 verses. “It was a very unique and pleasant experience,” says Cranston. “It was the first time...
...laminates in the late 1930s. When combined with formaldehyde and exposed to extreme heat, melamine creates a moldable material that, when cooled, is virtually unbreakable and dishwasher-safe. This made it the durable dishware of choice on some U.S. Navy ships during World War II. After the war, designer Russel Wright and the St. Louis-based company Branchell, among others, developed molded dinnerware out of melamine, known as Melmac, designing sets under names like "Flair," "Fortiflex" and "Color-Flyte." Throughout the 1950s, as Americans started buying processed foods and washing machines, clamoring for anything that conveyed "modern," colorful melamine bowls...