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...Smithsonian, the National Archives, even the White House. But could those attractions be too famous? Visitors who are drawn to them almost automatically may not realize that the nation's capital boasts a second tier of smaller, more specialized museums that are equally fascinating and often possess certain distinct advantages over their bigger, better-known brethren. For starters, they are less crowded and often inexpensive or free. In those institutions, adventurous tourists can find colorful, offbeat exhibits highlighting world-class collections, in some cases the only ones of their kind...
...appreciated as a place to laugh at and love for its idiosyncrasies. Harvard is like a slightly amnesiac grandmother who still thinks she’s living in 1939, but has lots of fun and interesting stories to tell you when she visits—a little peculiar and distinct from the rest of the world, but much wisdom and experience to impart nonetheless. In the past year, I have taken a course by one of the world’s leading Yiddish scholar, met 19-year-olds who have written books or started their own companies, traveled to Yale...
...report recommends replacing the Core’s 11 fields of study with three broader disciplines—Arts and Humanities, Study of Societies, and Science and Technology. Students would be required to take three courses in each of the two areas most distinct from their concentration...
...also taking on distinct phenomenological proportions. Even in Arizona, in the earliest stages, with Bono's voice raggedy from overrehearsing and with the band searching for a solid connection with both the audience and one another, there was a final fusion of performer and spectator that is one mark of great rock 'n' roll. Some of the songs, especially earlier efforts, can get tongue-tied by the unwieldy ambition of their lyrics and the discursiveness of the melody line. The audience shares a devotional intensity, however, that anchors the concert as a whole experience even when the tunes range free...
West County westcountycider.com produces about 10 varieties. My favorites are the faintly blushed, honey-hinted Redfield and the rich, slightly bittersweet Dabinett. Among other attractive offerings: Cyderworks cyderworks.com in Portland, Ore., produces a dry blend with a distinct chalkiness. Great ciders for wine geeks are the ones from Farnum Hill farnumhillciders.com in New Hampshire. Caution: Farnum Hill's bone-dry, tannic ciders do best with a hunk of cheddar or even a kasha knish. The maker has just released Summer Cider, an easy drinker, lemony and a bit smoky. Its name is an excellent reminder that lovely cider...