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...you—and the book—by its cover. ON CHESIL BEACH: A NOVEL by Ian McEwan It’s beachy, but serious-style beachy. Clearly this is no frivolous tale of surf and sun: there’s some foreboding darkness in the top right corner and a solitary girl staring out at the deep blue. That’s kinda what you’re doing on the beach, right? She’s probably contemplating profound thoughts while trying to remember what SPF her sunscreen was—just like you. Yes, everyone...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BY ITS COVER | 4/27/2007 | See Source »

...leaner public service. Much of that ought to resonate with voters for Bayrou's Union for French Democracy (UDF), which, since its inception in 1978, has frequently allied itself with the right. But Sarkozy's sometimes gleeful propensity for sowing division sits more easily with those already in his corner than with the broader electorate he needs to win over. In his victory speech on election night, Sarkozy launched his bid to broaden his support by projecting a gentler image of himself. He dreamed, he said, of "a France that leaves no one behind, a France that's like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Royal has the left and Sarkozy has the right | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...kindly, referred to by one promoter as "a huge pain in the ass." Pit him against the sport's last glamour boy, Oscar De La Hoya, 34, bred tough in East L.A. but now a clean-cut corporate sweetheart whose broad, boyish smile has made millions swoon into his corner. Naturally, his charm has also turned off others who would love a guy like Mayweather to coldcock that grin off his face. De La Hoya, an Olympic gold medalist who has won titles in six weight classes, is the aging underdog. He could be building his burgeoning real estate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will the De La Hoya-Mayweather Fight Save Boxing? | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...from one of the buildings Kelso's team excavated. Known as "the quarter," it was at least 30 ft. long by 18 ft. wide and appears to have been built using a mud-and-stud technique that was popular in Lincolnshire, England, during the early 17th century. In one corner of its cellar the archaeologists found a butchered turtle shell and pig bones, as well as an Indian cooking pot with traces of turtle bone inside. Nearby were a Venetian trade bead, a sheathed dagger and a musketeer's kit bag. As a result, Kelso surmises that an Indian woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jamestown: Archaeology: Eureka! | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...homey living room. Brightly colored couches, a butterfly chair, and a wooden coffee table fill out the warmly lit space. Here, the women of RESPONSE welcome 25 to 35 students who call and drop in each semester when they need to tell someone their stories.In a corner, an old filing cabinet houses a 24-year history of sexual assault at Harvard. That history is made up of notes on each caller and drop-in’s story, all told anonymously.The student-run RESPONSE began in 1983 under the direction of a group of Harvard women who, according to current...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Haven Behind Closed Doors | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

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