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...morning was originally clear, but as the bus rumbles across the Charles on Harvard Bridge, fog obscures the downtown skyline. The clouds look dry, like a blanket, which may explain why there's no rain in this haze. Most of the passengers get off at Newbury Street and more depart at the Symphony and Orange Line stops. A few blocks after the last Orange Line sign, the doors open and since each corner appears a little more run-down than the last, my survival instinct prompts me to get off before the bus goes any further. The sign...

Author: By Jonathan B. Stein, | Title: Destination: South End | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

...does not easily accommodate those looking for the Laura Ashley or Crate & Barrel look, Hahn and Murphy chose to echo the color scheme of their house. In the common room, dark brown cork disks decorate a wall. Below the disks, a funky brown swivel chair and a colorful afghan blanket evoke memories of Dee-Lite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: creative decor | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

...took advantage of the design opportunities that dormitory life gave me. By my sophomore year, I had really begun to innovate. I discovered that my room could accommodate a large couch. I covered its garish pattern with a large blanket. I got a coffee table and hid a contraband DeLonghi toaster-oven in it. I never used the oven; it just made me feel subversive. I also had an oriental rug and make-shift halogen spot lights which I turned on and off with a remote control. Sometimes the seniors would steal the clicker and conduct a light show...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: Interior Design: Heavenly Inspiration | 2/19/1998 | See Source »

Just two years ago, when El Niño was just a Spanish expression, the Boston area was perpetually under a heavy white blanket of snow, including a large storm in mid-April that put the total snow accumulation for Boston at its highest level in 100 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Upside of E1 Niño | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

Just two years ago, when El Ni–o was just a Spanish expression, the Boston area was perpetually under a heavy white blanket of snow, including a large storm in mid-April that put the total snow accumulation for Boston at its highest level in 100 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Upside of E1 Ni–o | 2/18/1998 | See Source »

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