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...while it's unfair to compare Bolano to Vladimir Nabokov - the author of Lolita, one of the English language's greatest novels - it is fair to say that a similar response will greet the publication of Nabokov's The Original of Laura, should it come out this November as expected. The problem is that Nabokov never wanted the book to be released in the first place; in his will, he'd instructed his son and executor Dmitri to destroy the manuscript. Dmitiri does not seem to be inclined to obey, setting off a debate over which is more important...
...This is one of several reasons that the earl, who was 10 years younger than Shakespeare, is often supposed to be the "fair youth" who turns the poet's head in some of Shakespeare's sonnets. How fair? A painting of the long-haired earl at 19, also in the Cobbe family collection, was mistaken for many years as a portrait of a young woman. And though the earl later married and fathered children, there is a letter written about him during his participation in the Irish wars that alludes to a sexual relationship between...
...those jobs will be new, and how many will be simply shifted over from older, less environmentally friendly industries. And with the economy in free fall, green companies are struggling with credit and balance sheet problems just like their gray peers. Clearly, that has an impact; at the Columbia Fair, the number of organizations present was down a bit from the previous year, and many were more interested offering internships than full-time employment. "People with a lot of experience are looking for entry-level jobs," says Jeremy Esson, a graphic media manager with Green Careers Center. "There...
...Chan was one of some 1,300 students who trekked to Columbia's Low Library on Mar. 6 for an Ivy League Environmental and Sustainable Career Fair - twice the number who attended last year, according to organizers. But while the popularity of the packed fair was a sign that not even Ivy Leaguers are immune from job worries in this recession, it also signaled that green jobs - which include everything from solar panel installers to EPA administrators - could be a rare bright spot for employment. "The jobs are really coming in this field," says Karen Marcus, a "green niche coach...
...That much was obvious at the Columbia fair, as extremely well educated young people in suits crowded three or four deep around company representatives. But while green jobs may not be plentiful today, they surely have a more sustainable future than the industries that are being wiped out. "Even in a sea of despair we're enormously encouraged," says Alan Salzman, the CEO of VantagePoint Venture Partners, which has invested billions in green industries. "Cleantech is going to be the industrial revolution of the 21st century...