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Both Harvard and Radcliffe saw some less than perfect performances last year. The second Harvard lightweight boat finished 20th out of 20 boats and the first Radcliffe heavyweight boat finished in 37th place in the Championship Eight event after suffering a one-minute penalty...
...fact, the most shocking thing about the museum, besides the $17 admission, is that it exists at all: a Fifth Avenue building completely devoted to the history of sex. Patrons will be impressed by the snazzy multimedia presentations, such as an interactive computer map of early 20th century cathouses, with nice little Zagat-style reviews (the "nice but pushy" madam's "notion of submission is to keep you waiting for an hour"). And visitors will find the stories of Manhattan sex scandals good reading in a tabloidy, microfiche kind of way, but the exhibit can get awfully soporific, considering that...
...kitchen is the star again, family HQ, after having wandered around for two centuries like an unwanted boarder. At times it was a separate building, attached to the rear of the house or relegated to the basement. The small, utilitarian kitchen got back into the house in the early 20th century. "It's the meeting place, the eating place, the social gathering place, the communications exchange," says Fitzpatrick. "The new layouts reflect the inherent need of family members to be near the headquarters...
...color illustration of a scene from an early 20th century edition...
...color illustration of a scene from an early 20th century edition...