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If you don’t have superfine sugar, put 1 cup granulated sugar into a food processor; run the machine a few minutes until sugar is very fine. Cream of tartar helps stabilize the meringues; buy it in a small container and know that it will keep a long time in a cool, dry spot.

Besides hand-carving, you do have some low-tech alternatives. My favorite are Wintersmith’s clear ice molds. Still, they’re not cheap plus demand a lot of freezer space.

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It turns out a transformer has blown on nearby Cole Street, and the whole block is without power. It will remain so for the better part of an hour. Which is how my interview with Dre and Cube and some of the actors who star in Straight Outta Compton — Corey Hawkins (who plays young Dre), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (also known as Cube’s son) and Jason Mitchell (as Eazy-E) — takes place entirely in the dark. With the only flicker of light coming from Dre’s gleaming Rolex, the producers and stars of the film talk thoughtfully — sometimes angrily — about the difficult 13-year journey it took for Straight Outta Compton to get to the screen. How it went through two studios, overcame decades-old feuds, underwent countless rewrites — not to mention an alleged vehicular homicide ("a really tragic incident," says Dre) — and still was filming in North Hollywood as little as three weeks ago to finally emerge intact for its Aug. 14 opening date.

Before Wu-Tang’s historic deal, members of multi-person collectives had to sign contracts with “leaving member” clauses, granting their label the rights to their solo albums if they chose to leave. But RZA, Wu-Tang’s mastermind and de-facto leader, discovered that labels were more interested in certain members than the group itself. Method Man accepted $180, 000 from Def Jam; GZA signed to Geffen; RZA committed to to Island Records. In five years, all six major labels at the time had invested in the Wu-Tang Clan.

3 Just before serving, fold the cream into the berries. Break the meringues into bite-size chunks; fold into the cream mixture. Spoon mixture into 6 pretty serving bowls. Add 1 small scoop ice cream to each bowl. Garnish with mint and serve right away.

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While there can be some luxuries in a small living space, not everyone can afford them. However, extra technology can make these spaces somewhat more habitable. If push comes to shove, maybe it can make many lives easier.

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Called the Forge Clear Ice System and priced at $1,499, it’s the most expensive ice maker FirstBuild has dreamed up by far. The $549 Opal nugget ice machine for example, was a hit precisely because of its comparatively low cost of entry.  Triple the price of the Opal, the Forge will set you back as much as a commercial ice maker — whether clear or nugget.

Bastille is a British band formed in 2010, beginning as a solo project by lead vocalist Dan Smith, but later expanding to include keyboardist Kyle Simmons, bassist Will Ferguson and drummer Chris Wood, who grew up in Plymouth and attended Devonport High School for Boys.

The Manistee restaurant had been in the Neal family but Bob Sr. sold it years ago to a Manistee resident. The Little River Band of Indians took over the business briefly in 2007 but shut it down after nine months of heavy losses. Bob Neal then bought it back and in June 2008, Barry reopened it.