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...power of women?as well as a lament about the fecklessness of men?in the world's oldest phallocracy. Mo Yan tells the story of Shangguan Lu, born in the last days of the Qing dynasty, raised with bound feet and married off to an infertile Northeast Gaomi blacksmith who is, she concludes, "a useless gob of snot outside the house and totally subservient in front of his mother." Desperate for a son, the girl cultivates a succession of other dolts and losers, who give her seven consecutive daughters?named Laidi (Brother Coming), Pandi (Brother Anticipated), Niandi (Brother Wanted...
...winners of this year’s awards ranged from a 22-year-old MIT math professor who has studied the computational geometry of Tetris to a biomedical engineer who employs the biophysics of noise to enhance motor control to a modern day blacksmith...
Most students know about Hi-Rise’s outpost on Brattle Street, in the yellow Blacksmith House, but the main shop, not more than a 15-minute walk from the Square and just a few minutes from the Quad, has been my little secret since my first year. Weekday treks to grab a loaf of crusty bread or a sandwich and weekends spent relaxing over brunch at the long communal table have been a routine part of my past few years. It’s my favorite place in Cambridge to grab a quick bite and my favorite bakery...
...NORRIS, TENN. Ever shot an anvil? Here's how. Place one large blacksmith's anvil upside down on the ground. Fill its cavity with a fine grade of gunpowder. Place a second anvil on top of it. Ignite the gunpowder and watch the top anvil fly as high as 125 feet into the air. Or if you would prefer just to watch, the Museum of Appalachia in Norris has an anvil shoot to celebrate the Fourth...
DIED. John Painter, 112, Tennessee farmer, blacksmith and reputedly the nation's oldest male veteran, having served on Army front lines in France during World World I; in Hermitage Springs, Tenn...