Word: club
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...because it has too much garlic, and he'll make sure you don't miss the bread pudding at the DreamWorks commissary. He visibly softens when you mention Michael Richards, the Seinfeld co-star who got into trouble last year by going on a racist rant in a comedy club. "He's a dear, sweet guy," says Seinfeld. "But he just got too angry." Seinfeld, who's generally easygoing, admits that he too can be moody. "There is a thing about comedians," he says. "They are cranky-all of them. If you're not cranky, you're not funny...
...food - Italian and Russian - is delicious. The service, attentive and professional. But what distinguishes the Writers' Club from the growing ranks of quality restaurants in Moscow is its exquisite and evocative interior...
...Andrei Deloss, who refurbished the Oak Hall. Now the fireplace still blazes cozily, a quiet piano sounds by the entrance and the former bedroom-cum-committee-room is available for private parties. Beria's sinister apartment upstairs has become a cigar saloon. The restaurant is still called the Writers' Club, but as a friendly waiter explains: "Poor writers now stay at home; rich ones come to us." 50 Povarskaya Street...
Still, when something awful surfaces, like this Craigslist post, we wonder—as we should. More than anything else, discussing this ad will hopefully erode the communal pride that prevents us from recognizing discrimination in its many forms at Harvard, both inside and outside of final clubs. While final club dating protocol may be an extreme example, its outlandishness does not excuse forms of bigotry that are less “harsh” or conspicuous...
...alumni, however, will get a real-life taste of a Sandel classroom this fall. The Harvard Alumni Association is sponsoring two kickoff events for the course, one last Wednesday at Sanders Theater—where the College class is held—and another this Thursday at the Harvard Club of New York City. —Staff writer Jamison A. Hill can be reached at jahill@fas.harvard.edu...