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...January, and Thomas Keller, one of the country's most celebrated chefs, has just arrived from Napa Valley, Calif., to the coldest weather in New York City in 10 years. Over the weekend the pipes froze and burst in the new high-rise Time Warner Center building where his restaurant, Per Se, is located, so there is no water. The floor in his kitchen is being re-laid for the third time to get it level. The fire alarm keeps going off with flashing lights and a deafening siren, and platoons of electricians, plasterers and carpenters are working frantically...
...give him—a petition and a Christmas card or something. He just walked out and he hadn’t been expecting us, because normally he is flanked by bodyguards or assistant deans—call them what you will. He was totally caught off guard and froze like a fucking deer in the headlights. He didn’t know what to do and he just ran, ran the other way. It was amazing. It made me realize that this is how you balance out the power, because these people are people too,” says...
...Librarians Take Offense I've enjoyed reading your column in the past and looked forward to reading your take on the 25th anniversary of the graphic novel. Unfortunately, I froze up at your opening sentence. You may be referring to one incident in the course of your research but you have done a disservice to librarians. For the past several years, librarians have been strong promoters of graphic novels. School and public librarians across the country have added graphic novels to their collections; Comics and graphic novels have been the subject of many programs at state, regional and national library...
...when Khodorkovsky was arrested last week on tax evasion and other charges, following months of intimidation, alarm bells went off in Russia and around the world. Prosecutors froze a 44% stake in Yukos, the world's fourth largest oil company and the source of Khodorkovsky's wealth, estimated last year at $8 billion. Khodorkovsky denies any wrongdoing, and his lawyers say the charges are purely political...
After Harvard got the ball back on the kickoff, Fitzpatrick and Edwards went to work. On the first play of the drive, Fitzpatrick executed a beautiful play-action fake that froze the Husky defense before throwing over the top to Edwards for a 43-yard gain. After Fitzpatrick sneaked for a first down when he faced fourth-and-one on the Northeastern 24, he again completed a pass to Edwards for a 16-yard gain that set up Fitzpatrick’s second rushing touchdown...