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...world's most notorious oil tanker will have a new name when she returns to service in August, and she will not be going back to Valdez, Alaska, where her grounding in March 1989 caused the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Instead, the Exxon Mediterranean, nee Exxon Valdez, will be hauling crude oil from Turkey and Egypt to France and Italy. The tanker will have a new $30 million bottom and a new American crew...
Down the block, Cambridge Booksmith (nee Paperback Booksmith), at 25 Brattle St., is the exact opposite of the Coop. Understated and decidedly unglitzy, the Booksmith looks more like a book warehouse. But don't be fooled--its unpretentious paperback offerings are inexpensive and throrough, and bear the mark of a well-read staff...
Meanwhile, McGuane had used the proceeds from selling the film rights to The Sporting Club to buy a ranch in Paradise Valley, Montana, where he moved with his wife, nee Betty Crockett (a direct descendant of Davy), and his son Thomas IV. The breathtaking scenery and anything-goes ambiance soon attracted a freewheeling constellation of characters that included fellow writer Richard Brautigan, actor Peter Fonda, painter Russell Chatham and director Sam Peckinpah. Before long, stories started coming out of the valley, ribald tales of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll that have become part of the local lore...
...Harvard's dry spell early really hurt them," said Nee, whose team advanced to tonight's championship game...
...definitely didn't want to [run up the score]against Harvard or anyone else here, but it wasthat style of game," Nee said. "The game was muchcloser than the score indicates...