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...read a passage from Topdog/Underdog—which won her the Pulitzer—as well as its predecessor, The America Play, and The Death of the Last Black Man in the Entire World...
...molders under its cloth cover, China's Bamiyan buddha seems almost as cursed as its Afghan predecessor. But the reasons for its condition are peculiarly Chinese. Conceived of by the grandly named Sichuan Oriental Buddha Kingdom Co., the Bamiyan replica was to have been the prime exhibit in a privately owned Buddha theme park advantageously nestled in a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes Leshan's own ancient buddha, the largest such stone statue in the world. But during the Bamiyan replica's construction, Oriental Buddha's workers allegedly destroyed dozens of the famed Mahaoya tombs, architectural marvels that date...
...through public property beneath a city street, Harvard would need explicit permission from the Cambridge City Council, a group which tends to favor city residents—and which had often and publicly expressed their frustration with the University administration in general and for Stone’s predecessor in particular...
Stone’s predecessor, Grogan—who was brought in to mend Harvard’s ties to Boston and is currently president of the Boston Foundation—says he felt Cambridge activists and city councillors were “utterly unsympathetic” to Harvard’s needs during his tenure as vice president...
...during last year's election campaign helped push Brazil's currency, the real, down by more than 50% against the U.S. dollar. "The left in Brazil has learned the hard way," says Meirelles, referring to decades of populist economic catastrophes that were finally halted by Lula's predecessor, Fernando Henrique Cardoso. While the markets are now more cheerful about Lula, the PT's radical wing (more than a quarter of the party) seems devastated by his move to the center. They've groused especially loudly about Meirelles and Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, a physician who, as a PT mayor...