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Braddock’s claim to Internet fame? “Harvard Student Pees on John Harvard AND Japanese Tourist,” of course...
...Glass Ceiling,” Op-ed, April 16) typifies the defective logic and unnerving excitement of those who disregard the existence of racism, sexism, and inequality in the United States. I describe Bolduc’s tone as one of excitement, for he (and others who claim racism no longer hampers minorities’ life chances) writes as if it is truly exciting that his “evidence” proves there is something defective about minorities, and especially blacks, that cannot be tied to mainstream racism. Bolduc chooses to term that social-darwinist defect...
Dershowitz [regarding Chomsky’s claim that American newspapers had not covered some attacks on Palestinians]: “Why would the newspapers not cover these stories? They are figments of Chomsky’s imagination. [He lives] on Planet Chomsky where the news reflects his views on the world...
...They’re not noticing any of the stores.” Another Harvard Square business going unnoticed and feeling the pinch of construction on their profits is Crimson Corner, a magazine stand adjacent to Cardullo’s. Its owner, Chris Kotelly, echoed Welcome’s claim: “I would say business is off 25 to 30 percent since they started construction,” he said. Denise Jillson, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association, said that Cambridge is making an effort to aid ailing businesses during construction. In addition to posting signs...
...Gimme gimme another edit,’” Mallory recounted. “You don’t say ‘no’ to Norman Mailer and get away with it.”According to Mallory, Mailer’s wife at the time claimed to have been unaware of the nine-year affair, though she added that this claim was “ridiculous.”Considering Mailer’s “polygamist heart” and inability to be faithful, Mallory said she would not be surprised...