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...conservative commentary has offended Mexicans, Jews and Muslims, which is why his New York Times best seller extolling the virtues of forgiveness and the Christmas spirit might surprise some. The Christmas Sweater is a short novel about a young boy who gets a sweater for Christmas instead of a bike, resents his mother for the gift and then plunges into darkness when she dies soon afterward. The book is semiautobiographical - Beck's mother committed suicide when he was a teenager, and he was a longtime alcoholic. TIME spoke to Beck about his past addictions, why he despises politicians...
...Best Inventions of 2008 No disrespect to the Quebecois, but the Bixi bike system has been in place in Paris for more than a year [Nov. 10]. I'm sure Parisians would be miffed to find that a city - Montreal - that appropriated its language is now getting credit for a bike system, known in Paris as Vélib', that has already met with much acclaim across Europe. Jonah Peppiatt, Boston...
...does not secure the grant, it will apply again in nine to 12 months, he added. The Council also discussed efforts to implement a bicycle share program for the Boston region. Assistant City Manager Beth Rubenstein said that a regional program would be more feasible than the Cambridge-only bike sharing program that the Council had floated previously. “We’re more ambitious than that,” Rubenstein said. “We want people to envision biking from Cambridge to Bridgeport.” But Seidel said that he was concerned such a large...
...disrespect to the Québécois, but the Bixi bike system has been in place in Paris for more than a year [Nov. 10]. I'm sure Parisians would be miffed to find that a city - Montreal - that appropriated its language is now getting credit for a bike system, known in Paris as Vélib', that has already met with much acclaim across Europe. Jonah Peppiatt, BOSTON...
...disrespect to the québecois, but the Bixi public bike system has been in place in Paris for more than a year. I'm sure Parisians would be miffed to find that a city - Montreal - that appropriated their language is now getting credit for a bike system, known in Paris as Vélib', that has already met with acclaim across Europe. Jonah Peppiatt, Boston...