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...into this work with textiles, because there’s so much spinning and weaving in that diary,” Ulrich said. “I was trying to figure out what that meant and where it was coming from, so I got into economic- and artifact-based history...
...inoffensively boring on “A Ghost is Born,” fails to lend itself to the kind of dynamic re-invention that makes the other tracks so exciting. Palette cleansing interludes may be necessary for those actually present at the concert but only stultify the recorded artifact. The titular “Kicking Television” is a fairly uninteresting piece of angular guitar rock reminiscent of “I’m a Wheel” with none of that song’s charm. “Radio Cure” is another example...
Harvard’s History of Science department unveiled a new gallery of historically significant scientific artifacts at a dedication event in the Science Center yesterday. The Putnam Gallery showcases Harvard’s collection of centuries-old scientific instruments. The pieces range from a Grand Orrery solar system model with decorative figures cast by Paul Revere to headphones developed at Harvard during World War II. The gallery is evidence of a recent transition within the History of Science department, from merely studying texts to analyzing scientific tools themselves. “The Putnam gallery is much more than...
...brought up a child knows, this battle is all but lost. To Miss Manners, however, preserving the thank-you note is to rescue civilization. She is deeply suspicious of the fax machine because she fears it will replace the traditional pen-and-ink, stamp-in-the-right-hand-corner artifact for expressing gratitude. To Miss Manners a fax is like a postcard. Emily Post no doubt would have agreed...
Step aside John Harvard. Anthropology students and professors are digging for a new historical artifact in Harvard Yard...