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Latex and sex aside, the girls are firm believers in the re-allocation of wealth. Each Wednesday evening they rummage through trashcans in Beacon Hill, searching for discarded treasures. It doesnt bother us that people gawk from their mansions. It only fuels our entertainment. Tanenhaus is most proud of the fully functional, gold-framed oil painting of beagles replete with an overhead light. The pair plans to have it appraised on The Antiques Roadshow. Among other finds are a leather suitcase with wheels, clothing, and photos of a naked Middle-eastern man and his son (these photos now hang...

Author: By W. L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: All the Pretty Condoms | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

...hard to find cheap people at Harvard says Li. Our first trip to Beacon Hill was a bonding experience. Since then, these self-described queens of the penny have traveled throughout Boston looking for deals. Today we found a steel cauldron wok 30 inches wide at an industrial food supply store. Its really good for exercise, as a rocking chair, and when it snows itll be an awesome sled, states a proud Tanenhaus...

Author: By W. L. Adams, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: All the Pretty Condoms | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

...Columnists and pundits alike declare that clashing values and narratives are at the root of this conflict. President Bushs first address to the nation stated that it was because America is the brightest beacon for freedom and staunchest advocate for individual liberties that it was attacked. But if it is values and narratives that clash, the eight students profess that they are not Judeo-Christian values clashing with Islamic ones...

Author: By Kenyon S. M. weaver, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Confronting the Other | 9/21/2001 | See Source »

...president's formulation of this war as a fight between good and evil is not only too simplistic but potentially injurious to ourselves. There is a large percentage of the planet who think of the U.S. as something other than a beacon of goodness, and more like a source of maleficence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is War Really the Right Word? | 9/15/2001 | See Source »

...Polluting foundries and factories have been closed down on Supreme Court orders. But the Archaeological Survey, the agency responsible for the building's conservation, has neither the funds nor the know-how to carry out its duties. On June 21, however, for the first time in decades, a faint beacon of hope pierced the choking fumes: the Tata Group's hotel chain took on the great landmark's preservation. The company has previously converted former palaces into functioning hotels, and promises to bring in international experts from the Getty Foundation, the Smithsonian and UNESCO among others, to help restore damaged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Taj Mahal Struggles to Keep its Luster | 8/6/2001 | See Source »

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