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...brick buildings of Harvard Yard are known to be cathedrals of intellectual stimulation. But with Valentine’s Day approaching, it’s likely they will be home to other activities as well. From the banks of the Charles River to the Science Center observatory, students say the campus provides an endless array of romantic backdrops for that perfect kiss. Lamont Library, as anyone who frequents boredatlamont.com knows, has been hosting extracurricular encounters for years. Jenna M. Mellor ’08 says that Lamont is the best library for discreet make-out sessions because it?...
...suburb of Uxbridge, a 120-room Travelodge hotel is being built out of 87 steel crates, stacked and snapped together Lego-like, into two nine-story towers. When construction is finished in March (the hotel opens in June), its radical construction technology will be hidden behind a more orthodox brick and concrete exterior...
...basic eight-stud red Lego brick was first sold in Denmark in 1949. But it took a further nine years for Ole Kirk's son, Godtfred Kirk, to file the patent for the versatile "Automatic Binding Brick" with its interlocking 2x4 studs. The plastic bricks are part of a unique system: tiny tubes inside give the knobs on top of other blocks more places to grip. They hold together well but can be taken apart easily by a child. And consistency has been key: the bricks produced today have the same bumps and holes, and can still interlock with those...
...Radical remedies were needed to restore the brick's reputation. Tie-ins helped: the company's link-up with Star Wars revived the brand, and even led to its own video games: Lego Star Wars II sold 1.1 million units in its first week of release in 2006. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, it would seem...
...group itself is only planning low-key celebrations of the patent anniversary: a special-edition of its 1950s-style Town Plan set with three gold bricks, and a worldwide building contest with a grand finale at Legoland Billund. And for most Google users - itself a website which keeps building and growing in size - the homepage spelling of the company name in Lego blocks Monday will come across as just another of the web giant's quirks. But for the millions who grew up on the brick - and the millions more still fitting them together - that lunchtime visit to the patent...