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Lambert also paints some evocative scenes, capturing the Charles from a rower's perspective. While the typical student only hurries by the Charles, on her way somewhere else or maybe out for exercise, Lambert points out that rowers "in the shell occupy a liminal area between sky and water, between carp and cormorant...
...completely abandon the river. Cross over to the Business School side as quick as possible and head towards Boston; the path gets especially beautiful near the hatch-shell. Feeling particularly adventurous? Head into Boston and keep your eyes peeled for the State House. On your way back, work your way through the Boston Common and the Public Garden. (About 10 miles...
...popular picnic area, it is helpful to consult the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife for season, permit, and species information. For those who seek the exhilaration of stalking beasts of horn and claw, the Big Game firearm license is $27.50 (unfortunately, out-of-state hunters have to shell out almost 100 smackeroos). Alongside the usual fare of black bear, white-tailed deer and quail, a multitude of neighborhood critters can be turned into shish-kabobs. However, the crow, opossum, bullfrog and snapping turtle might provide scant amusement for marksmen of considerable moose hunting prowess. Aspiring trophy hunters and greenhorns...
...Hall Plaza. Yet the Hempfest is still permitted annually on the Common to espouse the use of weed. City officials should realize that cramming so many people into City Hall Plaza is not only unpleasant but also dangerous. MIX and the city could at least consider using the Hatch Shell, which is where fellow radio station WBOS holds its annual Earth Day. If the concert must remain downtown though, maybe some of the numerous corporate sponsors who got plenty of press from the event could pitch in and purchase a jumbotron...
...flat rectangular screens, the five-story dome of the museum's Omni Theater is quite a pleasant shock. The screen curves and stretches upward on all sides until the panels catch up with each other and meet harmoniously in a perfect half-sphere, forming a deceivingly delicate, pearly shell that encompasses and dominates the audience for the entire show. The viewer might be tempted to complain about neck strain, but the seats do recline. Besides, when the movie actually starts, one will realize that this is the only way to be surrounded by an infinite sky, and feel the urge...