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...when asked what the future holds, Macaulay said, “After doing this for six years, I don’t want to do another monster book. So I’m going to do the Earth.” Macaulay has been widely honored for his previous work, having won a Caldecott Medal and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. In 2006, he was awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious “Genius Grant.” His appearance at the Brattle was hosted by Harvard Book Store...
...dust some cobwebs off and get key singles action in for this fall.” Harvard entered the competition in high spirits, buoyed by the return of co-captain Laura Peterzan from a shoulder injury. Following less-than-impressive displays from an injury-ravaged squad in its previous competition, the Crimson was able to accrue vital match practice and compete consistently throughout the weekend. “We fought hard and played well,” Peterzan said. “Everyone did well in their respective brackets, and everyone’s competing.” Faced with...
...tobacco consumption and sales. One component of the measure is a proposed ban on the city’s cigar bars, of which four remain. These bars were given an exemption from the citywide ban on smoking imposed in 2004, and are popular hangouts for cigar aficionados. While the previous ban was an understandable measure in protection of public health, mandating the closure of cigar bars would be alarmingly intrusive given its limited advantages. The direct public health benefits of the ban would be minor at best. There are only four bars targeted by the measure, and most of their...
...campaign also says Obama would not have objected to an amended version of the state's Born Alive legislation, which passed after Obama left the state senate. Like previous proposals, the amended bill declared that any child born alive was a "human person," but it also specifically stated that the legislation should not be construed to "affect existing federal or state law regarding abortion" or "alter generally accepted medical standards," effectively eliminating the concerns of Obama and other abortion supporters like Sutherland that the law could be used a way to limit access to abortion...
Markets in Asia and Europe reacted with hope - or at the very least with calm - to moves made on both sides of the Atlantic over the weekend to convince traders to suspend the Great Stock Dump-a-Thon that eviscerated indices for most of the previous week. After Asian markets progressed with modest gains Monday, trading in Europe opened with similar advances, with France's CAC 40 and London's FTSE surging nearly 6% after the morning's opening...