Word: bostonianism
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...seven players were reported to be carried out in “dying conditions,” according to newspapers and had to be suspended for two years. Also, first Yale game with William H. Lewis, Harvard’s first black captain and first football scoreboard, invented by Bostonian Arthur Iwin. 1908: Rumor has it that Harvard coach Percy Haughton strangled a bulldog in locker room to motivate players. Harvard did win, 4-0. 1909: “Battle of the Giants” in which 9-0 Yale beats 8-0 Harvard for national championship. 1930: W. Barry...
...with a national economic recession well underway and a Bostonian tradition of documentaries and independent films rather than blockbuster thrillers and romantic comedies, the question remains: does Massachusetts have what it takes to become a big star in the film industry...
...find elsewhere, and I’ve been looking. Sport, and especially soccer, is the one thing that does it.So I’m not saying it’s bad being here in the United States, just different. I wonder if I walked outside and asked an average Bostonian whom the U.S. played in the Olympics, whether they could name even one team we played. For the record, we were one minute away from advancing, when the Netherlands tied the team 2-2 in injury time in its second game. Following a 2-1 loss to eventual silver medalist...
...Yankee fans are no angels. They’re overconfident, defenders of regressive economic policy, and are quick to lord over rivals with sepia-toned stories of the old days. But at least we’re open about our faults. Most annoying of all is the Bostonian tendency to play the underdog. “Not even Red Sox fans, but all Boston fans want to act like they’re the underdog,” Kumar said. Sixteen Celtics championships in the NBA, the Patriots’ ongoing semi-dynasty in the NFL (thank...
...Ward what matters is the “stewardship of air, soil, and water.” He describes the tomatoes, squash, and peppers his farm grows in terms of the “experiences” they evoke, and every spring dozens of suburban Bostonian teenagers come to his farm to experience the lost art of sustainable farming. If HUDS signs on, Harvard students may soon be following suit...