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...semi-annual date auction, put on by the Harvard Cancer Society, revealed such alluring facts about its contestants. Everything from genuine romantic desire to squirrel-related curiosities led to charitable ends, with the event bringing in just short of $1,500 in less than two hours. And with bombshells the likes of Jackie M. Alemany ’11 (“My stock is always rising!”) and Jeremy S. Lin ’10 (“People always say I look like every other Asian guy”), 10 of the 12 auctionees were priced...
...according to Oliver Strand of the New York Times, who has covered the third wave as well as any writer in America, "Stumptown is the leader. They're the cutting edge." The company, which recently opened a plant in Brooklyn, routinely pays more at auction for prized lots of coffee beans than anyone else, offers more single-origin coffees than anyone (20 at the New York plant) and is at the forefront of nearly every new-coffee frontier: espresso-delivery technology, international partnerships and generally changing the idea of coffee from a staple commodity, like corn or sugar, to something...
VINCENT ZURZOLO, co-owner of Metropolis Collectibles, which conducted the record-breaking $1 million auction of Action Comics No. 1, featuring the first appearance of Superman...
...usually full of routine requests and announcements, but sometimes debates (most recently, one on pornography) get everyone riled up. House Committee-sponsored events usually are fairly low-key get-togethers, but there are a few big events every year, including a catered Festivus dinner and the annual Dutch Auction...
...three times a semester, sometimes with musically inclined Cabot residents performing (recent performers have included cellist Bong Ihn Koh '08 and violinist Ryu Goto '11). The House also has some eccentric traditions, including the “lambing” of a House member at the annual Dutch Auction...