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...someone so uniquely socially gifted, it was somewhat unexpected. Only a few months into our Harvard experience, Clarel had already emerged as one of the most likeable, most recognizable figures in Annenberg. With his infectious laugh and wide smile, Clarel brought joy to even the most mundane of activities. In many ways, he appeared the Harvard ideal: a natural leader, blessed with intelligence, creativity, and the capacity to bring large groups of people together with interests as varied...
...Lennox, the band matured from a cabal of electronic-noise anarchists into fully-fledged experimental-pop pioneers. The subject matter of their songs tended usually (and, in light of lyrical choice, thankfully) toward the uncertain, but generally shared a thematic convergence of childlike awe, exuberance, and ecstatic joy propelled by a fascination with dynamic tension that can only rightly be called explosive.Then in 2007, the nascent cult around the band grew exponentially—and rightly so—for two reasons. The first came in March, when Lennox released his third solo album, the sublime, sample-bending...
...would benefit from an advanced math curriculum,” said committee member Marc C. McGovern. Nolan said that many parents of children who are not challenged by their math curriculum are concerned that the district has neglected its abler students. In an e-mail to Nolan, parent Joy Lucas wrote, “As a parent I would like to feel confident that gifted children receive the same accommodations as struggling students.” Nolan said that the “irony of Cambridge” is that the high school “celebrates?...
...what it is supposed to defend. The language of environmentalism today is often clinical, sterile, and couched in terms of ethical prerogatives against which people either rebel or shoulder with the sense of assuming a heavy burden. Preserving the natural beauty around us, however, should inspire not reluctance, but joy; while retaining the urgency of messages for planetary conservation, we should also impart a sense of the wonders we risk losing. Essential to this approach is a renewed emphasis on nature writing that can bring to bear both the beauty and the transience of our surroundings...
ROSIE O'DONNELL ceases blogging, says, "It wasn't providing the joy it used to." We know, Rosie, we know...