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Many of the meeting’s attendees said that the Square’s cultural life is centered around non-profit organizations. These include the Brattle Film Foundation, which runs the Brattle Theater, and the Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center, which organizes Club Passim, music lessons, and free children’s concerts...
...government's own conservative estimate, China now has more than 200 million worshippers of all faiths, double the number just nine years ago. The inroads made by apocalyptic Christian cults in China's countryside have garnered more international attention, but the larger trend is the renaissance of Buddhism and folk religions, which blend Taoism, Confucianism, shamanism, ancestor reverence and local-deity worship into a potent mix of spirituality. More than half of the nation's believers follow these local faiths. "China's religious traditions are much longer than its Communist past," says Yang Li, an assistant professor of religion...
...much more if it were half as long. “Liar” is another notable track, with a laidback yet pleasantly trebly sound that makes it something you might doze to while on the beach. “Wherever You Go” establishes a pleasant, folk-rock feel, while the upbeat “Conventional Wisdom” includes impressive guitar solos. “Mess With Time” is both heavier and more unique, blending flamenco-style instrumentation with hard rock. And yet, Built to Spill does not go out with a bang. Though many...
...visit, a 200-strong Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier Wu Yi toured the U.S., signing no less than $16 billion in contracts with American behemoths like Microsoft and Boeing. But the extent of the change in China's sense of itself is equally evident among ordinary folk. A few blocks from Shanghai's Bund, a huge American flag dominates the entrance to an outlet selling the 100%-polyester products of the Shanghai Flag and Tent Factory. In the dim interior, soft-spoken salesman Zhang Xinwei says he admires the U.S.'s economic might and its innovative corporations, remarking...
...extremely difficult. “The change in code signals a willingness on the part of Harvard to think progressively about these issues and recognize that there are trans people at Harvard,” he told The Crimson. “The Corporation recognized the presence of trans folk at the University, and that’s great, even if individual policy changes are a little more complicated.” The goal of the change in the policy’s wording is to broadly guarantee that members of the Harvard community will not be discriminated against...