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...dialogue of “The Secret Lives of Umbrellas” often evoked the banter between Vladimir and Estragon in Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot,” full of rapid-fire exchanges and comic misunderstandings. But where Beckett took on themes like salvation and the human condition, Benjamin’s play sidestepped anything too poignant...

Author: By Daniel B. Howell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: 'Umbrellas' Covers Surrealism With Comic Veneer | 3/18/2007 | See Source »

...protein and fat, and milk from cows became a staple of the American diet in colonial times. When milk leaves the animal, however, it can also contain any number of pathogens, which is why most doctors consider pasteurization - subjecting milk to a short burst of heat followed by rapid cooling - one of the great public-health success stories of the 20th century. By eliminating most of the pathogens that cause disease, including E. coli, salmonella and listeria, they say, pasteurization has helped lower infectious-disease rates in the U.S. more than 90% over the past century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Got Raw Milk? Be Very Quiet | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

...Eric S. Gordon, a student in the Business School and one of the students in the Allston group, pointed to the rapid rate at which Harvard was unveiling its plans to the community to explain the creation of neighborhood solidarity...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bringing Allston to the Classroom | 3/13/2007 | See Source »

...Percentage the Chinese military budget will rise this year, to just under $45 billion, which prompted the U.S. to call for the Chinese government to be clearer about the scope and intent of its rapid arms buildup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Mar. 19, 2007 | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

...conflict between produciung for speed and for quality is another test in the station’s further development.“One of the things that’s been a challenge for us is that with Internet television there’s a demand for rapid production,” says Lebwohl. “We have an endless opportunity, or obligation, to provide students with content 24 hours a day.”Constant content, though, is a distant dream. “Ivory Tower” premieres with a new episode roughly once every two months...

Author: By Kimberly B. Kargman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Program? | 3/8/2007 | See Source »

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