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FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y.—As last night’s U.S. Open quarterfinal stretched into the wee hours of the morning, James Blake looked up at the scoreboard and smiled. His early two-set lead over Andre Agassi had dissolved into a five-set stalemate, and yet just before the final tiebreak, for the briefest of instants, Blake honored the context of his match...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Agassi Ousts Blake in Five-Set Thriller | 8/12/2005 | See Source »

...hatched in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1996 by Mary Briggs, Newcastle's assistant director of education, and Elizabeth Hammill, the kids' department manager at the local Waterstones bookshop. They solicited extensive donations and pledges of original artwork and manuscripts from heavyweights such as Pullman, Joan Aiken, illustrator Quentin Blake and ex-Monty Pythoner Terry Jones, who has been writing popular children's books since 1981. The collection, with a concentration of postwar literature, includes a 1940-99 set of the low-cost, high-quality Ladybird books, which made reading widely accessible. A recent addition is an original illustration by Faith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House for Kid Lit | 8/7/2005 | See Source »

...hatched in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1996 by Mary Briggs, Newcastle's assistant director of education, and Elizabeth Hammill, the kids' department manager at the local Waterstones bookshop. They solicited extensive donations and pledges of original artwork and manuscripts from heavyweights such as Pullman, Joan Aiken, illustrator Quentin Blake and ex-Monty Pythoner Terry Jones, who has been writing popular children's books since 1981. The collection, with a concentration of postwar literature, includes a 1940-99 set of the low-cost, high-quality Ladybird books, which made reading widely accessible. A recent addition is an original illustration by Faith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House for Kid Lit | 8/6/2005 | See Source »

...match was Blake’s only home game for the Lobsters, though he did play Wednesday in the Lobsters’ 23-22 overtime loss to the Houston Wranglers Wednesday night. Despite the loss, Blake played in and won the men’s singles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles events...

Author: By William C. Marra, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blake Can't Save Lobsters | 7/15/2005 | See Source »

...Sunday, playing at Bright without either of their “marquee” stars Blake or Navratilova, the Lobsters defeated the Delaware Smash 22-19. Lobsters alternate Jonathan Chu ’05 won his doubles match 5-1, though he was defeated 5-3 in his singles match...

Author: By William C. Marra, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blake Can't Save Lobsters | 7/15/2005 | See Source »

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