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DIED. THOMAS KELLY, 72, engineer who designed NASA's historic, insect-like lunar module that carried astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin to the moon on July 20, 1969; of pulmonary fibrosis; in Cutchogue, N.Y. DIED. GONZALO DURAN, 78, Mexican immigrant whose handcrafted leather shoes softened the steps of many flamenco and folklorico performers; of heart failure; in Los Angeles. Duran, who counted Michael Flatley (Lord of the Dance) among his customers, started his business after a shoe clerk treated him rudely...
When David Bowie went through his R.-and-B. phase, they called it plastic soul. Now Neil Young is playing with the guys from Booker T. and the MGs, singing melodies ripped from the Otis Redding playbook, adding his own ragged guitar solos and flower-child lyrics: call it all-natural gra-soul-a. It's nearly always a little too sweet, with Young's voice reaching high to deliver heartfelt avowals of love tinged with sadness at the state of the world. A tightly professional backup of organ, mid-tempo drums and precise rhythm guitar keeps him from getting...
...Afro-American Studies and of Philosophy K. Anthony Appiah’s departure for Princeton, West’s loss would be a serious blow to the Afro-American studies department. West is part of the “dream team” of black scholars that former President Neil L. Rudenstine brought to Harvard during the 1990s. His departure would leave serious doubts that the department could retain its remaining luminaries. The bad feelings between West and Summers were reportedly cleared up after a meeting between the two men in early January. We commend both for their willingness...
...idea was first conceived by Kirkland House resident Neil S. Agarwal ’02 and Kirkland Superintendent Scott Haywood as a means to save time for both students and superintendents—as well as a way to reduce clutter in House mailrooms...
...males to come forward while the abuse is going on. "The last thing I want to do as a teenager is run around telling everybody some priest gave me a b___ j__," says John Falls, a grown-up Californian who says he was molested by his boyhood priest. Says Neil Blake, a New Mexico lawyer litigating abuse cases: "I don't know if priests are still out there molesting kids, because they won't tell anyone about it. We'll find out in about...