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...Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene,” which is showing at the MFA through Oct. 18—possesses a subtlety, a freshness, and a combination of handcrafted simplicity and technical complexity. The pieces in the collection gather influence from the natural settings of their creations and the organic condition of their materials. However, an exhibit of this sort can only focus on one of these aspects—either internal or external—and the pistachio green walls of the furniture-store showroom set-up lack the ability to portray context. The emphasis...
...Higginson’s grand gesture to Harvard was his 1899 gift of $150,000 for the creation of the Harvard Union, to be built on the site where the Barker Center stands today. The Union was constructed in 1902, and Higginson’s promise of “a house open to all Harvard men without restriction and in which they all stand equal” was for a time fulfilled. The New York Times concluded in 1913 that “the consensus of opinion seems to be that the Union is doing a great and much...
Since the committee’s creation last April, it has been soliciting input from the Harvard community about ways the Cambridge campus could be improved. Citing the need for “additional spaces for cultural, recreational, and social activities...
...well, hoping to expand the tiny slice of the city's electricity that comes from renewable sources. "The hope is that you can help create green jobs for the city in this way as well," says Petersen. "There can be a silver lining to all of this - the creation of a more robust and vibrant community and economy...
...death, and he worries about progressives using Kennedy's passing as an excuse to dig in their heels on the inclusion of a public option, a key point of contention. Senate Republicans have said they will not vote for a bill with one in it, arguing that the creation of a public plan to compete with private insurers is the first step to socialized medicine; House progressives have said they will not vote for legislation without such an option to ensure affordability...