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Nabokov spent his last years in a grand hotel in Montreux, Switzerland--after Lolita he could afford it--working on a novel called The Original of Laura. But he died before he could finish it, leaving behind a box of 138 index cards that he instructed Vera to destroy. This...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Piecing Together Nabokov's Last Novel | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson continued their dominant streak in a 9-0 blanking of No. 8 Williams on Sunday. Freshman Laura Gemmell, after not playing against Brown, returned to her No. 1 spot, where she challenged Ephs’ senior Toby Eyre. Eyre was ranked third in the nation in the individual preseason polls entering this match, but Gemmell took no heed of her opponent’s qualifications, downing Eyre in three straight games...

Author: By Jeremy D. Mudd, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Rolls Over Inaugural Foes | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

Playing at the top spot of the roster, Guruge tallied relatively close wins of 11-6 and 11-5, before gaining momentum to down Brown’s Laura Pynes 11-0 in the third game. When asked if this weekend’s play was indicative of Harvard’s prospects for this season, Guruge seemed confident yet wary...

Author: By Jeremy D. Mudd, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Rolls Over Inaugural Foes | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...Macedonia or Sweden, unrequited puppy love is the dominant theme. During Saturday's competition, 12-year-old Ekaterina Ryabova from Russia stomped on a desk and pined for her absent prince: "I've got questions in my head. They are like wasps. What a mess!" And 10-year-old Laura Omloop from Belgium waxed poetic about her schoolyard crush - wearing lederhosen and yodeling, "I gaze deep into his eyes, and a thousand rainbows fill the skies, and I feel so yodel-e yodel-e yodel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Junior Eurovision: Schoolyard Crushes with Glitter | 11/23/2009 | See Source »

...Laura G. Pena ’13 and Ludwick settle into beanbag chairs in Leverett Common Room for the Pre-Vet Society’s weekly meeting. The radiator hums loudly as Xie settles onto the floor with her laptop...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pre-vets Chart Unique Career Path | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

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