Word: elephantic
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DIED. LIN WANG, 86, the world's oldest elephant, which was honored by the Japanese government for carrying canons and supplies for the Japanese army in Burma during World War II; in Taipei. Lin Wang had been in poor spirits since Ma Lan, his companion, died last October.
Another key player in the tourist renaissance of Sri Lanka is Hong Kong publisher Geoffrey Dobbs. He has restored two historic mansions in Galle: the Sun House and the Dutch House, which offer the most luxurious colonial accommodation to be found anywhere on the island. He also rents out Taprobane...
Every FAS department has to sort out how much it should solicit Summers’ views and how much weight to attach to them. But because of his relationship with New, only in English is his influence the proverbial elephant in the room.
University funding. You have it and we don’t. Not a term goes by in Oxford without a disgruntled don heading over to the other side of the pond citing the abysmal pay offered by this supposedly “world-class” institution. Oxford is a...
My personal favorite of NBM's recent adaptations, "The Yellow Jar" (48 pp.; $12.95) by the previously unpublished Patrick Atangan, doesn't look or read anything like your typical Japanese comic. No saucer eyes, robots or schoolgirl outfits can be found. With Hokusai and Gustav Klimt as his influences Atangan...