Word: spirits
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...little has been done. Part of the problem, of course, is that excessive worrying and planning are radically at odds with the spirit of the Big Easy. Despite the damage inflicted by Hurricane Betsy in 1965 and the near miss of Andrew in 1992, New Orleans is still a place where the primary meaning of hurricane is a fruity rum drink the law lets you carry openly as you carouse in the French Quarter. While the grimmest of the doomsayers warn that New Orleans could be the next Atlantis, some laid-back residents are saying that it could just...
...this issue we tried to capture the spirit of a nation of pioneers and pilgrims who are, nonetheless, rooted by their sense of community. We also hoped to report how ordinary Americans find pragmatic solutions to problems that politicians too often address on an ideological basis...
...They weren't necessarily the best, but they had a great setup," Gubin said. "They were better than some restaurants, and they definitely had the most spirit...
...revision passed overwhelmingly. "I know Southern Baptists don't believe that," Currie fumed. "Baptists believe in a personal relationship with a living God. This bunch has the same spirit as the Pharisees. They try to put God in a box." Currie went away mad. He may not be the last...
...doggedly competitive spirit of pseudo-childish Play and Fun seems to have taken over the thinking of the sneaker industry. Something of the same archly juvenile outlandishness has been at work designing women's shoes, which have the look of illustrations in a children's story - blockish and clunkish and exaggerated. All fashion is an aesthetic of distortion. But platform shoes have risen so high you could use them to drill for oil in the Gulf. They look spectacular, even crazy, and elevate foot fashion to the status of a major social hazard. A young woman...