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...order "to chase that white whale on both sides of land, and over all sides of earth, till he spouts black blood." A favor for the boss is still a favor for the boss. Plus the ship comes highly recommended by Ishmael's best friend, the ever-classy cannibal Queequeg. Why be left out at the water cooler...

Author: By Jeremy N. Smith, | Title: What Would Juliet Do? | 4/28/2000 | See Source »

...word of a "code red" that could destroy his (i.e., Jack's) political career. B.J. Averell '02, as a Harvard Square "pit kid," changed identities every five minutes; at one point, he had a priceless scene as a prefrosh from the "People's Liberated Democratic Totally Free Republic of Queequeg...

Author: By John W. Baxindine, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Hong Kong: The Freshman Musical | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

...father word of a "code red" that could destroy his (i.e., Jack's) political career. B.J. Averell '02, as a Harvard Square "pitkid," changed identities every five minutes; at one point, he had a priceless scene as a prefrosh from the "People's Liberated Democratic Totally Free Republic of Queequeg...

Author: By John W. Baxindine, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HONG KONG the freshman musical | 4/30/1999 | See Source »

Their works, like Queequeg's pipe belong...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Required Reading | 12/6/1991 | See Source »

...author's attachment to misfits and backwaters never goes out of style. Neither does his premise: two aging gunfighters give it one more shot. Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call are descended from the noble buddy system of American literature. Exotically paired males, like Natty Bumppo and Chingachgook, Ishmael and Queequeg, Huck and Jim, fling themselves at the wilderness and sooner or later paddle into the mainstream. McCrae and Call join the mythic flow by stealing a herd of Mexican cattle and driving them from Texas to Montana. Why leave semiretirement and undertake a journey better suited for younger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: It's a Long, Long Tale Awinding Lonesome Dove | 6/10/1985 | See Source »

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