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...next fall Prescott will publish her first book, Imagining Fame: An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer’s House of Fame, an analysis of one of his lesser-known satires. Chaucer wrote the work as he was becoming famous, and Prescott says the work has much to say about contemporary culture’s obsession with celebrity...
DIVE IN This is the Philippines' most comprehensive website for dive junkies. Featuring top spots like the World Heritage-listed Tubbataha Marine Park as well as lesser-known gems like Apo, it also has a list of dive shops for gear heads. When you're ready to get wet, register to be paired with a dive buddy...
...public education. The plan, approved last week by a bitterly divided Pennsylvania School Reform Commission, places 20 formerly-public schools under the power of the for-profit corporation Edison Schools Inc., five under the control of Temple University, three under the University of Pennsylvania and the remainder under four lesser-known organizations. These firms will exercise full control of school budgets and will likely have unchecked power in hiring and firing decisions...
...light of the success of films such as Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!, flamboyance, debauchery and decadence have characterized our concept of late nineteenth-century Paris—an impression epitomized by Lautrec’s vibrant prints of that period. Examining Toulouse Lautrec’s lesser-known portraits, however, sheds new light on the essence of the individuals who constitute that world...
...smaller schools argue that the teams' abilities should determine their berth - not the size of their audience or the scope of their alumni network. And shouldn't the lesser-known squads be given the same chance to boost their schools' profiles - and bottom lines? It's a self-perpetuating cycle, many argue: schools with teams that do well in the tournament stand to make millions from exposure and merchandising alone, and that money means better facilities, better coaches and better players...