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...signs in the dining halls, they are fully unaware of proper food hygiene and are likely to project a germy wave of saliva into communal food at any time. Totally out of the loop, Harvard kids haven't picked up on the cool new thing--the bird-watching craze. "More and more young people are interested in birding. It's the fastest growing hobby in the country" says the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Natural History Help-line...
Like martinis, Prada and the Tibetan freedom struggle, Pilates existed long before the celebrity-induced craze made it en vogue. Pilates (pronounced puh-LAH-teez) dates back to the first World War, when its founder, Joseph H. Pilates, was interned in England and forced to work as a nurse. Using springs and hospital beds, Pilates developed exercise equipment for injured and immobilized soldiers. He later brought the unique design to New York City, where he opened his first studio in 1926. The "Universal Reformer," "Cadillac," "Barrel" and "Wunda Chair," all resembling WWI-era torture devices, grew out of these original...
Swing dancing is so five minutes ago. And who can deal with that weirdo from Lord of the Dance? Check out Riverdance and get the real deal on the Irish/tap dancing craze. Three out of ten Miss America finalists tap dance--isn't it time you get with the program too? Tuesday through Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 7 p.m. and matinees Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. The Wang Centre, 270 Tremont...
...think you have heard the last of the mid-nineties Jean-Michel Basquiat craze that Julian Schnabel started with his film Basquiat, you are wrong. Or at least, Phoebe Hoban, author of the most recent sensationalist Basquiat biography, hopes you are. Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art retraces the steps of Basquiat's quick rise to fame in the midst of the hyper-consuming New York art world of the 1980s. After chalking up Basquiat's success to the happenstance of being in the right trendy scene at the right time and the prevalence of the art world's "reverse...
Beanie Babies? Ho-hum. Tamagotchis? No way. This year's toy craze could well be the Game Boy game Pokemon ($30), which challenges kids to collect up to 150 funny-looking creatures with names like Charmeleon and Squirtle while traveling through a mazelike virtual landscape. Each Pokemon has different strengths and can help players capture more creatures in battle. With more than 9 million Pokemon games sold in Japan, Nintendo is betting that U.S. kids will be equally impressed...