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...Northwestern University art historian, that they could ease into a warm retirement if she taught at the University of Mississippi. The couple also wanted to live in a place where they could both keep learning, and the university--a five-minute drive from their large modern wood and brick home--offered free classes to anyone over 65 and "brown bag" lectures on a wide variety of topics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Oxford, Miss. | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...ship Queen Anne's Revenge was recently discovered in waters offshore. In the heart of New Bern is Tryon Palace, once the residence of 18th century English royal governors. The town was a political hotbed during the Revolution and later became the first capital of the state. The red-brick Georgian palace, set on 14 acres of lush gardens and grounds, is among the town's more than 150 landmark buildings. But the biggest appeal of New Bern may simply be its modern amenities. Three years ago, Bob and Sandy Stevens moved from Chicago to Taberna, a golfing community...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: New Bern, N.C. | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...street ended, and we rounded a corner only to discover our destination, a six-story red brick building with no visible address, appeared completely devoid of life. A note scribbled on the door instructed us that the films could be found in the rear of the building. As we tiptoed over broken shingles and eyed an obtrusive porcelain toilet next to a dumpster, a female voice said, "The Revolving Museum is over here...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CINE MANIC | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...that's what that brick building is! The Arthur M. Sackler Museum may have gone unnoticed until now, but it doesn't have to stay that way. Ellsworth Kelly's early (1948-1955 drawings are on display through May 16.485 Broadway. 495-9400. Students $3. Never force the latest Bruce Willis action flick on a date again. For the same price, you can see brand-new one-of-a-kind entertainment in the from of Improv Boston. Back Alley Theater, 1253 Cambridge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SATURDAY MAR 6 | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

Harvard's place names attest to this once bucolic setting: the Yard used to actually be a "yard," Cambridge Common a shared pasture where sheep and cattle were grazed. As Harvard matured, red brick replaced the briars, and asphalt smothered up the asphodels. But in spite of the modernization, a modest ecosystem still survives. It cycles away out of sight, invisible, until a hawk swoops down and jolts us from our reverie...

Author: By Joshua Derman, | Title: A Hawk's Eye View of Harvard | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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