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...whatever the authorities ask of him. He has moved the feeding apparatuses for his flocks - he has 16,000 Naked Neck chickens - inside, but warns that keeping them cooped up won't work. "These birds are genetically suited to being outdoors," he says. "Put them inside and they'll peck each other to death." Laffitte sees consumer anxiety as evidence of how distant the French have become from life on the farm. "People don't like to be reminded that what they're eating was once a living thing, and that getting it to their table is a complicated exercise...
...either: a policeman in the heart of Delhi recently assured a bewildered tourist that the photo of the marble-domed building in a guidebook showed the Tomb of Hanuman, a Hindu monkey god. (It's actually the Tomb of Humayun, a 16th century Mughal Emperor). That's why Lucy Peck's Delhi: A Thousand Years of Building is one of the best things in years to have happened to Delhi's architecture enthusiasts...
...tower, the Lodi tombs and mosques, and lesser-known marvels such as the Jamali Kamali, the tomb of a 16th century poet and his companion. Spanning from the Middle Ages through the British Raj to the present, the book shows how Delhi accumulated history like geological strata. So, following Peck's road map, you can wander through the market of Chandni Chowk in old Delhi, taking note as you pass in quick succession a Jain temple where sick birds are treated, a Hindu temple, a Sikh gurdwara, a mosque and a British-era police station (a McDonald's has also...
...could argue with a few of Peck's opinions. She regurgitates the conventional wisdom about Safdarjang's Tomb, an 18th century structure of sandstone and marble that looks like the Taj Mahal left in the care of a kid with a red crayon, noting that it "has been considered inferior" to the older Tomb of Humayun. This is, in my opinion, hopelessly wrong. With its elongated onion-dome and red-and-white exterior, the tomb provides a much-needed whimsical touch in a city where so many buildings are solemn. But, a few blips in judgment apart, Peck's effort...
...Committee. With the ticket price set at $8, organizers plan to donate all the proceeds from “The Vagina Monologues” to Casa Myrna Vasquez, a Boston shelter founded by Elizabeth Rice Smith ’74 and dedicated to curbing domestic violence. According to Sarah Peck, the HDS student who is directing the production, participants hope to raise over $4,000 for the organization. But Peck emphasizes that buying a ticket to the show is much more than just a donation. She says even just viewing the show is an “opportunity...