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DIED. PETER BENCHLEY, 65, author who made landlubbers of millions with his 1974 novel, Jaws, about a great white shark that terrorizes an East Coast resort town; of pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive scarring of the lungs; in Princeton, N.J. Benchley's tale of a human-chomping fish sold 20 million copies, and the 1975 film adaptation epitomized the summer movie experience. Fascinated by oceans throughout his life, the Harvard-educated grandson of humorist Robert Benchley in later years became an outspoken protector of sharks. "Knowing what I know now, I could never write that book today," Benchley wrote last month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Feb. 27, 2006 | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

...DIED. PETER BENCHLEY, 65, author who made landlubbers of millions with his 1974 novel Jaws, about a great white shark that terrorizes an East Coast resort town; in Princeton, New Jersey. Benchley's tale of a human-chomping fish sold 20 million copies, and the 1975 film adaptation epitomized the summer movie experience. Fascinated by oceans throughout his life, the author eventually became an outspoken protector of sharks. "Knowing what I know now I could never write that book today," Benchley wrote last month. "Sharks don't target human beings, and they certainly don't hold grudges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

...infamously hostile Lynah Rink, which has boasted 77 consecutive sellouts. The fact that the game coincides with the Big Red’s senior night celebration will only further electrify the crowd. The game will be nationally broadcast by CSTV, but it remains to be seen whether the traditional fish toss at Harvard—for which fans are subject to ejection and Cornell possibly penalized—can be curbed. Laughed Donato, “I don’t think there are any good scenarios when you go to Cornell.” And there...

Author: By Brian S Gillis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Travels for 'Huge' League Weekend | 2/17/2006 | See Source »

...restaurants overlook the jagged mountain range, but we sat in the Stube - a cozy, wood-paneled Tyrolean room in which Chef Luigi Sarsano serves up local cuisine. His menu features handmade ravioli stuffed with beetroot and spinach, a falling-off-the-bone baked shank of pork with sauerkraut, and fish shipped in daily from Venice's market. The hotel's attention to detail is masterful: from the 16,000 handpainted roses on the ceilings and walls to the delectable handmade biscotti accompanying a sinful hot cocoa that my 5-year-old daughter dubbed "Willy Wonka's chocolate river...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snow-Business Legend | 2/16/2006 | See Source »

...according to Hillel and Chabad event co-ordinators—drew to a close and Andrea Jonas ’08 and Joy Z. Chen ’08 (“not Jews, just aspiring”) conquered their fears and succumbed to the oblong allure of gefilte fish, Seth R. Flaxman ’08 delivered with aplomb the one liner heard more often than smart remarks involving nice Jewish girls–“Nice to be among so many Jews for once. Oh, wait. I go to Harvard...

Author: By Alwa A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jews and Gentiles Break Bread at Shabbat 1000 | 2/15/2006 | See Source »

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