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...here, they’re not noticing us,” Welcome said. “They’re not noticing any of the stores.” Another Harvard Square business going unnoticed and feeling the pinch of construction on their profits is Crimson Corner, a magazine stand adjacent to Cardullo’s. Its owner, Chris Kotelly, echoed Welcome’s claim: “I would say business is off 25 to 30 percent since they started construction,” he said. Denise Jillson, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association, said that...
...contributor to The New Yorker, definitely fits within that American sense of humor. In his newest book, “What I’d Say to the Martians: and Other Veiled Threats,” Handey mocks all aspects of American culture, from the childhood lemonade stand to violent leaders to environmentalism.The book is a deceptively easy read—you can fly right through it without catching half of Handey’s clever satirical insights. With its scattered structure of short pieces connected by repeated references to everyday characters with absurd imaginations, the book reads like...
Such devotion colors Miller’s notes. He tries to practice at least five hours on a good day, working so that he’ll play and sound better when he hits the stand. The idea that all aspects of his life are related to his music constitutes Miller’s philosophy. He believes that if you’re a distinctive person, you’ll have a distinctive sound...
...close to 50 students to Ticknor Lounge. As the title suggests, rappers tried to “outwit” each other with their clever use of language, usually in the form of witty insults. “On the mic I take advantage / You can’t stand this / Looking like a four-eyed wooly mammoth,” rapped Forrest N. Blackwelder-Baggett ’11. Northeastern junior Benny D. Lombardo kept it simple: “Me against you rappin? / You sound like me when I’m crappin.” The crowd...
...gift is indication of the University’s current emphasis and attention given to international pursuits, and while we laud this effort, we hope that the administration also looks to increase resources and opportunities for domestic programs. International experience can be transformative and intellectually stimulating, but Harvard students stand to gain a lot from our nearer surroundings as well. There tends to be a greater emphasis on funding and opportunities for international study, which of course requires more expensive airfare and logistical support, but the University could do more to support local study as well...