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...young artists and like-minded Gilded Age Bostonian gentlemen would often meet together to dine at some of the restaurants in the Park Street area. One day a troup of vaudville freaks shoved their way through the entrance of the restaurant and demanded service. The “armless wonder” ate from his plate with his toes. The founding Taverners were appalled. One man, an Italian teacher, proposed that they find their own room. The group liked the idea...

Author: By Samuel Hornblower, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: The Old Boys' Clubs | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

Gone are the decades-old study carrels scrawled with "Ec 10 bites" and "Orgo 'till I die, baby." Banished are the cracked pleather sofas and clunky table lamps that took up space but never turned on. In their place are sleek new desks, armless chairs and retro light fixtures. Welcome to the new Lamont, a stylish cross between traditional elegance and '90s minimalism...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Lamont Goes Glam | 10/12/1999 | See Source »

...Legislative Council voted to demand that he dissolve his government and appoint a new one within a month. In the past, Arafat has capriciously ignored the council's resolutions, but the charges of abuse of power are badly undercutting his credibility. Says an Arafat aide: "The resolution left Arafat armless. He can't confront the Israeli measures and policies with a corrupt administration and with no public support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOAKED IN BLOOD | 8/11/1997 | See Source »

...bright November sunshine filtered in through the recently-washed stained glass windows of Memorial Hall's new first-year dining room, employees of the Fogg Art Museum washed an armless statue of John Adams...

Author: By Elizabeth T. Bangs, | Title: 'It's Lovely, I Think': Sun Glimmers On (Almost) New Memorial Hall | 11/17/1995 | See Source »

Asked to construct a dialogue with a statue in the museum, Emma had two questions: "Are you cold?" and "Would you like some clothes?" The statue, a legless and armless nude, responded, according to Emma's scenario, "I have no money...

Author: By Anna D. Wilde, | Title: Exploring Voices in a World of Difference | 12/16/1991 | See Source »

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