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...Manhattan - is stunning. You're lulled by familiarity, then rattled by reminders - say, a scribe following on Silas' heels, scribbling hagiography on a tablet computer - that this is a very different place. But some of creator Michael Green's inventions are puzzling or simplistic. Gilboa and Gath have modern armies, so why are they facing off across trenches as if it were World War I? (Apparently so that David can have dramatic moments walking across enemy lines.) Gilboa is an advanced capitalist state, so how can Silas be manipulated by his brother-in-law (Dylan Baker), who runs a single...
...boxes look as if they might provide a weary farmer a place to sit or store his tools. But get close enough under the right conditions--dry, above 55°, no more than a light breeze--and you can hear and see one of the most vital relationships in modern American agriculture: the droning dance of honey bees feasting on almond pollen...
...return of war in the everyday life of the European media.” While an appealing and quick read on the dark side of the Middle Ages, “Defaced” falls short of its goal: to provide a lens with which to understand the modern fascination with horror.“Defaced” is both well-written and accessible. Filled with visual aids, it serves as a comprehensive introduction for readers with no previous exposure to art history or medieval culture. Despite its qualities as a work of art history, however, it lacks credibility...
Michael W. Shannon, the first African-American professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, whose work on environmental health and modern dance delighted colleagues and audiences alike, died Tuesday. Shannon was returning from vacation when he collapsed for unknown reasons, according to the Boston Globe. He was 55. The former head of emergency medicine at Harvard-affiliate Children’s Hospital was a leading authority on pediatric toxicology, said Gary R. Fleisher, chair of the Boston hospital’s department of medicine. “He was extremely reliable—you could depend on him for anything...
...Florida. Despite the lack of festivities, the Math Department honored the day at its weekly forum held at Mather dining hall on Tuesday. Guest speaker Luke Anderson, a financial analyst for Harvard and the founder of TeachPi.org, discussed the historical fascination and what he called “modern pi fixation.” Anderson also made sure to perform his pi rap based on Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” according to Juliana Belding, who organized Tuesday’s Math Table. Francois W. Greer ’11, who came in third...