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...Indeed, in Cortázar’s hands, all the possible consolations to which his characters turn—“vodka and Kantian categories,” love or political action—inevitably become only “tranquilizers against any too sharp coagulation of reality.” All individual choices are colored with the pigments of despair; all action comes to seem only a futile bulwark against ultimate insanity, or suicide, or conformity. Reading the book Cortázar’s way traps one in a final loop between two random chapters...
...called Absolut Boston “gimmicky,” adding that “a solid bartender is better than some new vodka...
...mentioned that the Red House does a significant amount of their own infusing, so there was not a particular need for the new flavored vodka...
...David Beller, the bar manager at Grendel’s Den, which does not plan to carry the liquor out of space considerations, said he liked the vodka, but that its success would depend on the product’s marketing...
CORRECTION: The Sept. 4 article "Absolut Unveils Beantown-Inspired Vodka Flavor" mistakenly stated that the Square establishment OM planned to stock the new vodka variety Absolut Boston. In fact, OM has no such plans...