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Schama, narrating in a scruffy leather jacket, is a popularizer in the best sense. He can be snarky, poetic or both, as when he describes Queen Victoria's funeral procession, the monarch dressed in white: "There was a touch of Miss Havisham about this--the 80-year-old, flower-bedecked virgin bride." He's an enlightening, entertaining guide to a history that isn't ours, except that it really is. --By James Poniewozik
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Former Cambridge mayor Al Vellucci passed away two weeks ago, after a long life of public service. And while he was one of the most colorful local politicians to sit on the Cambridge City Council, Harvard administrators are ulikely to miss his stunts and criticisms of the University. Had Vellucci gotten his way we would be going to school in a drastically different place...
...expected him to have an immediate impact,” Adrahtas said. “Being a former goalie, there was no way Coach Mazzoleni was going to miss exactly what Dov could accomplish. We were not surprised...
Banfield was hobbled last year by a knee injury which caused her to miss a significant chunk of the season. Despite that, however, she returned late in the year to score two critical goals in the ECAC quarterfinals against Princeton...