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...talent to the streets of Harvard Square. One might have spotted Michel last summer playing Klezmer music with Ted Sharpe ’76, a computational biologist at The Broad Institute at MIT and an amateur fiddle player. Michel and Sharpe are not the only street performers who boast an impressive resume of academic credentials and musical training. Street performers around Cambridge and Boston defy the stereotypical perception of performers as glorified panhandlers. Many of them are at least college-educated and have a range of other careers available to them—from teaching to designing software. They choose...
...once occupied by popular nightclubs, including Avalon and Axis. Boston nightlife mogul Patrick T. Lyons originally planned to replace the nightclubs with a complex called Music Hall before making a deal with the House of Blues. In addition to a performance space, the Boston House of Blues will boast a restaurant, gift shop, and VIP lounge. Howie Y. Turkenkopf, the brand marketing manager for the location, said that choosing the new space—which seats nearly 2,500 people and sports eight bars in total—was a careful process. “You’re just...
...militia is accused of that war's worst human-rights atrocity, in which hundreds of his captives suffocated to death after having been locked inside shipping containers. He denies the charges. Samimi is not concerned about Dostum's wartime activities--few if any of Afghanistan's leaders can boast clean hands after three decades of war. The problem, she says, is that the warlords and their militia commanders continue to commit crimes with impunity, protected by their alliances with foreign nations and comfortable positions within the Afghan government...
...Back to the Start” is oddly set to a techno beat, when it could have benefited from a slower, soulful pace, but this compositional decision does lend the piece a gushing, earnest and embarrassed tone below the overpowering background noise. The song does, however, boast a sincere moment of respite from the buzz in which Allen promises, “this is not just a song / I intend to put these words into action.” The singer displays more skill with techno influences in her criticism of drug culture, “Everyone?...
...present, “United States in the World” and “Ethical Reasoning” boast the fewest offerings, with five and four classes approved, respectively...