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...pressure he partly attributes to his upbringing. “I see a career in engineering as more productive,” he says. He expresses discomfort at having to compromise his writing to satisfy the industry. “Writing professionally means you have to deal with being a popular writer. I hold myself to a higher standard.” At the same time, Mao wouldn’t be happy being “just a scientist,” saying that he will continue to write on the side...
...really enjoy teaching fiction in the Extension School,” he said. “A wide range of students enroll who bring with them a great deal of enthusiasm and determination. Their excitement is infectious...
...students manifest, but in both pedigree and talent, Kaplan is a far cry from normal. Her book pitch in seventh grade garnished a mention in Page Six of The New York Post, but Kaplan had to wait till the ripe age of 16 to finally sign her first book deal. However, patience paid off; Kaplan’s debut novel, a project more than two years in the making, is set to hit bookstore shelves on June 30. “Hancock Park” chronicles the coming-of-age story of Becky Miller, who attends the posh Whitbread School...
...owners, Chris Lutes and Matthew Curtis, are also the owners of Cambridge 1, Miracle of Science (down by MIT), and two other Boston restaurants. Described as “a restaurant with a European cafe feel,” Tory Row has created a good deal of hype on Boston food blogs, as other Lutes and Curtis restaurants have been pretty popular. Let's see if it lives...
...people not just about how they feel but about how they're living now, and you hear more resolve than regret. Nearly half say their economic status declined this year, and 57% now think the American Dream is harder to achieve. And yet pain and promise are a package deal; even after all this, fully 56% believe that America's best days are ahead. It would be nice if it took something short of a heart attack to get us to work out, eat better and spend more time with our kids. But in the end, where we wind...