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Empty stores indicate tough economic times, and Harvard Square has seen its share of blank windows and dark buildings. But, at least for a few more months, the most conspicuous storefront in the Square will light up Brattle St. with bold frocks, patterned cushions, quirky furniture, and floor-to-ceiling tapestries. The exhibit, under the direction of architect Jane F. Thompson, celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the glass and concrete edifice at 48 Brattle Street. Thompson’s late husband Benjamin C. Thompson designed the iconic building in 1969 as headquarters for Design Research, a home furnishings and design...

Author: By Shan Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Exhibit Celebrates Retro Designs | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

...This effort must be based on performance. The days of providing a blank check are over. President Karzai's inauguration speech sent the right message about moving in a new direction. And going forward, we will be clear about what we expect from those who receive our assistance. We will support Afghan ministries, governors and local leaders that combat corruption and deliver for the people. We expect those who are ineffective or corrupt to be held accountable. And we will also focus our assistance in areas - such as agriculture - that can make an immediate impact in the lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Transcript of Obama's Speech | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...over by a car and repeatedly stabbed; a learning-disabled teenage girl was taken into the woods, was raped and had her throat slashed. One soldier was shot five times by drinking buddies from his battalion; another was robbed of $20 by a fellow soldier and then shot point-blank. During the trials of these infantrymen, their lawyers claimed that prior to carrying out the crimes, they had all displayed classic symptoms of PTSD during and after their combat tours in Iraq. Other soldiers fall into a spiral of depression and kill themselves - so many, in fact, that idyllic Colorado...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How One Army Town Copes with Posttraumatic Stress | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...have been a prepared killing ground in a hilly area a few kilometers from the highway. Television footage showed bullet-ridden bodies sprawled around the vehicles; others had been thrown into a mass grave and covered with earth. There are signs that the killing was done at point-blank range, using high-powered firearms. A mechanical digger at the site was used to bury some of the bodies and vehicles. It is presumed everyone in the group died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Philippines' Maguindanao Massacre | 11/27/2009 | See Source »

...wasn’t long before St. Lawrence regained the lead, scoring from point-blank range less than four minutes later on yet another powerplay goal. The Saints tallied the eventual game-winner at the start of the third for the night’s only even-strength goal, when Peter Child found the back of the net immediately off a faceoff on the left point, lifting the puck up and over junior goaltender Kyle Richter’s left shoulder to make...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Stumbles in Home Opener, Falls to Saints | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

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