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...literary critics' darling, JONATHAN LETHEM spends a lot of time pondering guys in capes. His novel, The Fortress of Solitude, set in Brooklyn, N.Y., and various short stories include lovingly written passages on superheroes. Lethem is penning a Marvel comic, Omega the Unknown, due in 2006. "Marvel dared me to put my love on the line," says the author, who is reviving a little-known character from the '70s. Omega is "kind of a meta-superhero," he says, a "bewildered visitor to the Planet Earth" with--yes--a cape. Next we'd like to finally see that Philip Roth...
Compensation: Replace the Citizens Bank and Alpha Omega store in the Square with a pen full of loud, flesh-eating children, so President Summers can finally punish his detractors amongst the Faculty in his own, Dante-esque fashion...
...most comprehensive services of any tanning salon in the Cambridge area, Boston Beach Club is for those who treat tanning like a religion. The salon has the standard booths and beds in addition to two high-pressure beds called the Bravo and the Magna. Most intimidating is its Omega bed, which radiates strictly UVA rays at a price of $30 for a walk-in session. For the less hard-core tanner, Boston Beach Club also offers a sweet deal with which you can get two free sessions when you sign up for its $45 five-session package with its standard...
...diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids and uridine can--at least in rats. These mood molecules are found in fish, walnuts and molasses and are as effective as drugs in treating depression in rodents. People too, probably: fish-eating cultures tend to have lower rates of depression...
...diner where students could even—gasp!—spend time together. The next logical phase in this evolution towards total uselessness to most of us will probably be when that space becomes a real estate office—or perhaps just an extension of the Omega store—into which I will truly never set foot...