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...Twain's parody) and the skin-deep attempt to bring science to the masses (immune cells are little soldiers--no, they're locks and keys--except when they're garbage disposals). Gould's essays were something else: witty, respectful of his readers' intelligence, always finding a principle in a grain of sand and a law in a wildflower. That the essays were also a velvet glove for Gould's iron convictions drove many scientists crazy. But we all admired his erudition and explanatory gifts, and several have offered the sincerest form of flattery by trying their hand in the genre...
...flowery exaltation of nature ("Far in the empty sky a solitary esophagus slept upon motionless wing," in Mark Twain's parody) and skin-deep attempts to bring science to the masses. Gould's essays were something else: witty, respectful of readers' intelligence, always finding a principle in a grain of sand and a law in a wildflower. That they were also a velvet glove for Gould's iron convictions drove many scientists crazy, but we all admired his explanatory gifts. My favorite essay was about Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. "DiMaggio activated the greatest and most unattainable dream...
Harvard students should pile into their cars this summer. Who knows, you and your friends might end up taking a spontaneous turn through purple mountains or amber waves of grain. Or you might not. Let the road decide...
...government declared a state of disaster to deal with critical food shortages, authorizing emergency measures to assist food distribution. The proclamation blamed the "prevalent drought," but relief officials said that agricultural disruption caused by government-sanctioned farm invasions had worsened the problem. The country was once a net grain exporter, but now more than half the population of 13 million urgently needs food...
...ruins of Elsinore. The second, or conceptual tack, applies an external theme to the play’s framework, leading to Richard III in fascist Italy or Romeo and Juliet at a post-apocalyptic rave. The third posits some new interpretation of a character that flows against the traditional grain, allowing a lovable, misunderstood Iago or a courageous, bloodthirsty Hamlet. Hyperion’s current version of Macbeth takes both the first and third avenues...