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...into violence last January, Leo, a Rwandan exile in London, rang me. One day, he said, the citizenry will bear this no longer, just like the citizens of 15th century England who rebelled against their aristocratic rulers, tired of the bloodletting and power struggles. He had just seen the Royal Shakespeare Company's (RSC) production of Henry VI. During its run, actors David Oyelowo and Chuk Iwuji - both of African origin - have been superb Kings, inhabiting the past and the present, and conveying through old conflicts the anguish of the strife now ravaging African nations, as well as the defiant...
...that the bar is very high for placing your mark on a road here. Brattle Street is named for a leading Tory general, William Brattle, who tipped off the Royal government when citizens started arming themselves in advance of the Revolution. Then he seized the rebels’ gunpowder and fled to Nova Scotia—great guy! And let’s not bother delving into the sins of Harvard’s philandering and racist former presidents, whose names adorn a multitude of Cambridge roads and University buildings...
...beginning of the journey that led him to 1430 WJH. As he talks, he reclines deeply into his chair with one, conspicuously-casual, cargo-clad leg crossed over the other. For a Harvard professor, his informality is curious, as is the chair itself—worn cloth, a royal purple...
Soon it’s obvious this man is no ordinary professor, and that his story is no typical tale of ascent to the zenith of academia. He is a Harvard College Professor of Psychology. He is a recipient of the Royal Society Prize for Science. He is a high school drop out. He is Daniel Gilbert...
...Randy Royal, an employee at Herrell’s Ice Cream, said that he hoped that the Bookish Ball would become an annual tradition...