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...usual, the bedroom is a giant, open and sparsely decorated space. In addition to the photographs of old Hungarian relatives and current family members, a sleek iPod player graces the resting chamber...

Author: By CATHERINE J. ZIELINSKI, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Cribs Presents: Steven A. Pinker | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

However, your eyes stop at a giant wooden shelf with only one thing on it—an old Yiddish typewriter. “That was given to my wife, who is a novelist and a philosopher, Rebecca Goldstein,” explains Pinker regarding the offbeat decoration. “It might have been used by Isaac Bashevis Singer—it’s from the teens or twenties, and this is one of our prized possessions...

Author: By CATHERINE J. ZIELINSKI, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Cribs Presents: Steven A. Pinker | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

...giant wall lined with book-filled cubes, measuring 21 feet by 10 feet, is the loft’s focal point. Installed mostly by Pinker himself, the cubes hold the couple’s book collection that numbers in the thousands. Cubes seem to be a theme in Pinker’s lifestyle...

Author: By CATHERINE J. ZIELINSKI, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Cribs Presents: Steven A. Pinker | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

...you’ve never used Google Notebook before, you’re out of luck unfortunately—development of the service was discreetly terminated in January 2009. As of now, past users can continue to access and update their notebooks, but the tech giant no longer supports new Notebook sign-ups nor actively aims to improve current features. I’m looking to move to other similar services soon, such as Evernote or Zoho Notebook. The motto of the former is “Sign in and start remembering everything...

Author: By James M. Wilsterman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dear Google Notebook | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

...Pozas (the Pools) are an excellent first stop and typify the region's color and extravagance. These extraordinary gardens near the mountain village of Xilitla were devised by the English surrealist poet Edward James, who worked on them from 1949 right up until his death in 1984. Giant sculptures, pagodas, moss-covered follies and staircases to nowhere sprawl over 80 acres (32 hectares). Nearby is James' former home - a truly incongruous mansion of turrets and Gothic windows rising out of the jungle. Today, it is a fabulously quirky eight-room hotel, La Posada El Castillo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Visit the Jungles of La Huasteca | 10/15/2009 | See Source »

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