But Mr. Tang's cool detachment, if hardly indifference, is just a small reminder that while the youthful elite of China remain intrigued by the American experiment, many of them are no longer awed by it.
First, Mr. Samberg said, they developed the song's R&B beat, which had elements of LL Cool J, the Wu-Tang Clan and an outright sample from Aphex Twin, an electronic performer.
The tang of the Cool Ranch flavor gave some nice spring and zip to the otherwise muddy taste of the beef and processed cheese inside the shell.
If it somehow opens a door to an even more science-y program like Cosmos or Through The Wormhole on the cable net, it'd be as cool as a cold glass of Tang.
Few moments sum up a character as hysterically as Marge butting in on Lisa and her new cool friends "with rice crispie squares and tang" and doing a quick about face to save Lisa's street-cred.
Pale fino, served cool, is light and dry with a refreshing, saline tang that goes beautifully with seafood.
The device doesn't have any annoying sensors to plug in or install and looks pretty cool and, presumably, it will ensure your collection of Tang jars will remain intact and unmolested.
In 747, Emperor Xuanzong had a "Cool Hall" built in the imperial palace, which the Tang Yulin describes as having water-powered fan wheels for air conditioning as well as rising jet streams of water from fountains.
More fun is to poke around Shanghai Tang (12 Pedder Street; 852-2525-7333; www.shanghaitang.com) for cool renditions of traditional Chinese clothing (sweaters and cheongsam dresses) or housewares (wine coasters and picture frames).
It's hard to capture the cool air along the canals, the salty taste of mussels and frites, the tang of Belgian frothy fruit beers.
