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...high; and the world was rumbling along, or so it seemed, toward eternal prosperity. It was a world in which growing proportions of Harvard seniors were set to join Wall Street or consulting firms, a world of relatively secure jobs and high-paying careers, a world that was your oyster...
...basically cast as obsessed with men, obsessed with relationships and their bodies, getting into catfights over men they barely know and focused on hotness and shopping. Young women today are pulled between the message that they can do or be anything they want, that the world is their oyster [and that] full female equality has been achieved - and, on the other hand, there is enormous pressure to conform to this hyper-feminine ideal of hotness and beauty...
...offering. If you're bound for the Thai capital for that long-awaited nose job or hip replacement, rest assured that bland hospital food is not on the menu. Hearty gumbo is, however - at least at the new branch of Bangkok's popular Bourbon Street Restaurant and Oyster Bar, located atop the auxiliary wing of Bumrungrad International Hospital, www.bumrungrad.com. The outlet is part of a global lineup at the Mezz, a recently opened food court decorated like a large executive lounge. Apart from Bourbon Street's blackened redfish and popcorn shrimp, you can dine on sashimi, Vietnamese egg rolls...
...irresistible afternoon teas; one of those washed down with a bottle of champagne extra brut should undo your workouts from the previous fortnight. This plus an array of what the management refers to as light lunches but which probably don't figure on most diet plans - vichyssoise with tempura oyster, Wagyu-beef teriyaki and the like. Order a couple of cordials from the divine cocktail list and the last thing you'll feel like doing is heading back to the treatment room to be slapped around by a masseuse. (See 10 things to do in London...
Head down to one of Cambridge's nicest hotels this evening--and other Monday evenings--for your rare chance to find a sweet deal in this expensive part of town. According to the Rialto Website, Oyster service begins in the bar at 5:30 p.m. and continues until "the last oyster is shucked," whatever that means. Head on down...