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It was a fitting end to what has been a remarkably bubbly period for London. Over the past decade and a half, ever since its last protracted downturn, the British capital has transformed itself into Europe's indispensable financial center. Leaving Frankfurt and Paris in the dust and encouraged by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London's Gathering Storm | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

“My characters are galley slaves,” Vladimir Nabokov told the Paris Review in 1967—and he was telling the truth. It isn’t difficult to imagine any one of his memorable protagonists as helpless prisoners, each chained to his oar on...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Indignation’ Incites Anger | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

This seems fitting, because Shea Stadium is itself a giant error in both form and functionality. Unlike Yankee Stadium, its counterpart across the Long Island Sound, Shea’s massive concrete and steel structure has none of the quaint charm of a bygone era. Its proportions are oppressively regular...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe and Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: Point/Counterpoint: Et In Our Stadia Ego | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

“Universities are all about fostering growth and helping society, especially in the long term,” Orlowski said. “It’s only fitting that universities help lead the charge when it comes to enhancing the sustainability of the country and the world...

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Ranks High in Green Score | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

Perhaps Albert Wein was simply obsessed with life. “Albert Wein: American Modernist,” the retrospective of his work currently on display at the Boston Athenaeum, features classical figures that emphasize his fascination with the dynamic vitality of the human body and the expression of human...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wein Blends Classic, Modern | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

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