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...news or opinion writer ask for? All eyes are now on the dodgy Kremlin. Beyond a doubt, there are numerous criticisms to be made of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. But, considering this murder’s context, doesn’t it sound like too linear a plot, a too obvious conspiracy theory...
...Ernest Hemingway’s famous short story, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn,” students in his class, “English 178x: The American Novel: Dreiser to the Present” were allowed exactly six words to write a story—plot, characters, conclusion, and all. The competition, proposed by a student in the class, mimicked a similar online contest held by Wired magazine this fall. According to Joshua D. Rothman, a TF for Fisher’s course, the entries on Wired were not up to Harvard standards...
...vote by the Charlesview Board of Directors to enter into a land-swap agreement with Harvard.The group of about 30 residents, organized by the Charlesview Tenants’ Association and accompanied by around 10 Harvard students, announced their opposition to the swap, which would give Harvard the five-acre plot on which Charlesview currently stands. In return, Harvard would build a new affordable housing complex on a 6.5-acre site further southwest in Allston.Protestors criticized the Board for what they alleged as insufficient consultation with residents during negotiations with the University.“The board that runs the place...
...Charlesview Apartments finally looks close to being sealed. Barring unforeseen difficulties, Harvard will buy the apartment complex, a low-income housing development overlooking Harvard’s Allston athletic facilities at the corner of North Harvard St. and Western Ave. In return, Harvard will rebuild the apartments on a plot of land it owns further west along Western Ave., at the current site of the Brighton Mills Shopping Center. While development could progress on Harvard’s existing Allston holdings without this land swap, we believe that any future campus across the river with a five-acre lacuna...
...with her face. Her full cream complexion and even fuller lips make her a natural for two things: period movies and close-ups. Winslet is capable of setting up a scene--her character, the relationship with the person she's talking to and probably even a key plot point--without saying a word. "Every director, if you look at her movies, uses her a lot in close-ups," says Meyers. "You see everything on her face...