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...glimpse the lifestyles of the rich and everybody else, metro transit offers bus service to the Cape and ferry service to that inspiration of many limericks, Nantucket. Martha’s Vineyard and Elizabeth Islands can also be reached by ferry for quaint New England charm and wise overpricing...
...unbelievable hilarity of his writing convinces one that Dogwalker is a fundamentally optimistic book. Bradford’s macabre sense of humor keeps one chuckling throughout this short, easy read. His tight, compact sentences, unflorid writing style and sparingly-used adjectives add to the charm of Dogwalker and prevent passages that would otherwise be over the top from becoming irritating. Although some might accuse Bradford of being a little too cool, a little too ironic and a little too glib for his own good, his arch and acerbic tone prevent him from becoming heavy handed or sentimental, a far worse...
...ANGRY NEIGHBORS Beijing and Seoul are furious with the nationalistic tone of Koizumi's administration, his visit to the Shinto shrine that honors Japan's war dead and his tacit approval of a revisionist textbook that waters down wartime aggression Koizumi's plan: Use personal charm in diplomatic tete-a-tetes with Asian counterparts Outlook: POOR. Korea's Kim Dae Jung and China's Jiang Zemin have snubbed his overtures. They want concessions before they'll talk. Giving in would make Koizumi look bad at home...
Another key to Samba Raro's charm is that some of De Castro's songs mix in bits of Brazilian classics. For example, the gritty Afrosamba incorporates elements of Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell's 1966 song Canto de Ossanha. "The techno admirer likes Samba Raro because of the beats," says De Castro. "The soul fan loves my songs because of my soulful guitar, and the traditional Brazilian popular-music admirer catches the influences from Jorge Ben and Wilson Simonal that I put in." Yet De Castro doesn't use the past as a crutch. His originals, such as the elegiac...
There is a certain charm in how an evening can turn out just right. Three Harvard student bands played for a carefree crowd in the Eliot House courtyard on Monday night. It was the kind of event that is only possible in those awkward and wonderful days before classes begin. A beautiful late summer evening, together with the promise of some of the most engaging musical talent on campus drew people from all different houses. The whimsical green of the Eliot House tower was illuminated from behind the courtyard. Below it, part of the courtyard was illuminated from the ground...