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...some magic in the dim, generous light of our memory. But if we stretch “magical” a bit to mean “exotic and different,” aren’t there innumerable pockets of magic tucked into Harvard’s social fabric? Harvard’s large size, so often used to denigrate it, in fact provides a virtually infinite number of niche groups. For instance, there’s a group that goes to the IHOP on Soldier’s Field Road every Sunday night for a recap...
...creator was quick to respond, “oh no, I’m not a crunchy hippie, I just think there are things you can do to make your environment more pleasant.” These things apparently include fifty pounds of marble, 22 yards of fabric, and a well-stocked bar. This relaxation guru is also very much opposed to fluorescent lights, digital sound, and the “incessant hum of the computer which is slowly killing people...
...garment industry could use more companies like Charney's. Some 33,000 apparel jobs were lost last year as manufacturers, taking advantage of NAFTA, continued to move south of the border. Last fall the government eliminated tariffs for apparel made with U.S. fabric from 24 Caribbean basin nations, spurring more U.S. job losses. The industry's economics are so unforgiving that underwear giant Fruit of the Loom sought bankruptcy protection in 1999 and still hasn't emerged...
While the neighborhood's social fabric has been torn, its environment has yet to be restored, which has caused anxiety among local parents. Ever since the towers collapsed in clouds of dust and debris, residents have complained about the smell and expressed concern about possible hazardous particles in the air. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman tried to reassure the neighborhood earlier this month by saying, "Contaminant levels are low or nonexistent [and] generally confined to the Trade Center site." But some parents aren't convinced. "There can be a 20- to 40-year lag time before people show...
Brash, visionary and often controversial, Golden, 35, is the country's major cheerleader for what she calls "Post-Black" art, or work by a generation whose approach to questions of racial identity has been liberated and informed by America's growing multicultural fabric. After majoring in art history and African-American studies at Smith College, Golden spent nearly a decade as an associate curator at the Whitney Museum, where she first made a name for herself with the provocative 1994 exhibit "Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary Art," which attempted to subvert old stereotypes about black men and black...