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...that happens to be exactly why whale became a significant part of the Japanese diet, as a cheap source of protein in the impoverished days following World War II. As the country grew wealthier, however, whale meat grew less popular. Still, Japan (along with Norway and Iceland) continues to hunt and kill whales - more than 800 in the 2006 to 2007 season - and is pushing for an end to the 22-year-old worldwide ban on commercial whaling. While industry supporters contend that it's necessary for food security, today the average Japanese eats a little more than an ounce...
...from various Ivy League institutions, including a B.S. from Yale and a master’s from the Harvard School of Public Health. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine, a prominent national advisory board, in 2006. While researching at the Medical School, he continues to teach a popular course at the College, Sociology 190: “Life and Death in the USA: Medicine and Disease in Social Context.” Christakis’ wife, Erika, who is currently traveling in India, is an anthropologist and elementary school teacher who has spent her professional career advocating...
...latest CD, “Tchamantché,” which is her first release in five years and has received much critical acclaim. “Tchamantche” marks a shift in style for Traoré, who based her new sound around the classic Gretsch electric guitar popular in the 50s and 60s. With music that fits into neither Western nor Malian categories, Traoré’s varied choice of instruments was fitting. Two guitars and a traditional drum set gave the music a more Western feel, while the n’goni, or African lute...
...Fenway, Middlesex Lounge, Audobon Circle, and Miracle of Science. “They have a very successful formula,” said Denise A. Jillson, executive director of the Harvard Square Business Association. “We’re confident that this will also be a very popular location.” Tory Row was originally scheduled to open last November, after Curtis and Lutes signed a lease with Getz that fall. “The owners have been paying rent all along, but they have very high standards around the place’s design and concept...
Love's experience became an enduring model for Washington czars: A large issue grabs the public's attention. The Administration has no solution - no popular one anyway. So the President names a czar. After a day or two of stern talk about crashing through bureaucratic walls and knocking pointy heads together, the czar gradually settles into lonely isolation in the Executive Office building, venturing out to give speeches at interest-group luncheons and perhaps shake hands with the President at a White House Christmas party. (See who's who in Obama's White House...