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...magazine, the interior tells a different story. The Advocate’s past literally envelops the space: the walls of the Sanctum are lined with rows of wooden plaques dating back to 1872. Names written in gold commemorate board members of each guard, the letters fading away with each older plate. To peruse these plaques along the perimeter of the room is to travel back in time through a chronicle of Harvard luminaries—L. Grossman, J. Atlas, T. S. Eliot, J. Ashbery, T. Roosevelt. History’s presence is ubiquitous in the Advocate, suspended over every aspect...
...magazine, the interior tells a different story. The Advocate’s past literally envelops the space: the walls of the Sanctum are lined with rows of wooden plaques dating back to 1872. Names written in gold commemorate board members of each guard, the letters fading away with each older plate. To peruse these plaques along the perimeter of the room is to travel back in time through a chronicle of Harvard luminaries—L. Grossman, J. Atlas, T. S. Eliot, J. Ashbery, T. Roosevelt...
...Hollinger explains that he tries to ignore their ages and focus on their novels. This term, his class consists of 17 students—most of whom are in their 20’s and 30’s, although some are in their 50’s and older...
...enthusiasm for her new book. “Atlas of Unknowns”, which will be released by Alfred A. Knopf on April 21, tells the story of two sisters in Kerala, India. In the novel, the younger sister makes her way to America as a student while the older is left behind. Inspired by a trip to her father’s village, Kumarakom, in 2006, “Atlas of Unknowns” is James’s first novel. Karen Russell, who attended Columbia’s MFA program with James and had several workshops with...
...calculus of life suddenly offers new equations. Insurance agents see clients raising their deductibles to lower premiums, or skipping collision coverage for older cars so that they bear more of the risks themselves. Twenty-seven percent have raided their retirement or college savings to pay the bills. Violent crime may not be up, but fear of it is: 40% of people say that since the downturn began, they are more worried about their personal safety. Gun sales at large retail stores have jumped 39% this year, according to the SportsOneSource, a research firm that tracks the sporting-goods industry...