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While no longer a bastion for the stereotypical "Harvard man," the loft area does remain pretty XY heavy. The regulars, mostly men in their 20s to 30s, do not, however, constitute an exclusive society of cigar smokers. Paul J. MacDonald, the owner, explains, "there is a sense of fellowship, but [patrons] seem to keep to themselves." Solace does seem to be a great part of the attraction. The loft is a haven from the madness of the square, a place to peacefully enjoy a cigar...
...Nelson, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy and various sons of Martin Sheen. The '90s newcomers also provide a downtown alternative to married-with-children superstars like Demi Moore or Tom Cruise. Brad Pitt, Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, Uma Thurman and a handful of others, all in their 20s and early 30s, share soulful good looks, unconventional style and a refreshing seriousness about their craft. They typically work with edgy directors in an impressive variety of roles. On screen and off, they convey a beguiling intensity and even a fondness for books. They are a fine lager next to the Brat Pack...
...kids have successfully styled themselves away from comparisons to the Brat Pack, they have also distinguished themselves from prior generations of movie stars. They don't have the smoldering rebelliousness of '50s stars like Brando, Clift and Dean. Nor are they throwbacks to the glamorous Hollywood stars of the '30s and '40s. What this generation has done is create its own kind of understated, unaffected sophistication-Bette Davis and Cary Grant in mussed bobs and basketball sneakers. These actors have nothing against grownups; they're just not ready to be them...
...guitar at the time, and pretty soon the two were performing cover tunes down at Pappy's, a chicken-wing joint near the dorm. Felber and Sonefeld joined later. The band has been together for nine years, and all the members are in their late 20s or early 30s, but they still joke with one another like freedom-giddy freshmen away from home for the first time. "We're doing what we did in college," says Rucker. "So it feels like we're still there...
...debut novel, Private Altars (Random House; 322 pages; $21), Katherine Mosby audaciously bucks such fashionable themes, and the result is a stunningly lyrical work of fiction. Set in the South during the 1920s and '30s, the novel revolves around the suffering of Vienna Daniels-a woman, Mosby writes, whose "face had the stamp of character intelligence sometimes bestows, and the look of ruined beauty...