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...stolen by a thief who acted quickly when no guards were around. The theft didn't even come to light until the next day. (Guards who noticed that the painting was missing assumed it had been removed to be photographed.) Once museum officials realized the truth, the Louvre was shut down. Police arrived to question the staff, re-enact the crime and dust for fingerprints, a new crime-fighting technique in those days. The French border was sealed and departing ships and trains searched. By the time the museum re-opened nine days later, the theft was front-page news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art's Great Whodunit: The Mona Lisa Theft of 1911 | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...something disturbing about the fact that someone had chopped off part of my penis - a part that not only had nerve endings and a protective function but also could have made me look bigger. When I presented these arguments to my lovely wife Cassandra, she told me to shut up. Her argument was largely based on aesthetics and involved a lot of detailed talk about the surprising number of men she had dated. It's hard to win a debate when you're busy covering your ears and singing to yourself. (Read about Joel Stein's quest to name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joel Stein Contemplates Circumcision (For His Son) | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson mustered just one run in the twinbill, and the nightcap’s 2-0 loss marked the first of four times in the 20-game Ivy season that Harvard would be shut...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TO SAY THE LEIST: Harvard Can't Come Up With Final Rally | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...they become the empowered protagonists of the story, actively and effectively inducing change. “It destructs the idea of traditional femininity and pares down the stoicism of men,” Morris says.“In ancient times and even now, the women are expected to shut up and sit in the kitchen,” Koven-Matasy says. “There’s this feeling [in the play] that the women have done this for so long that the pressure is building up and building up and that they are miserable with this...

Author: By Minji Kim, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Classical Club to Debut ‘Lysistrata’ | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...hour that on-campus parties, Felipe’s, and Charlie’s all shut down. 2. The hour you’re likely to have your first drunk run-in with HUPD. 3. When the Kong, house grilles, and final clubs are still serving. 4. Prefrosh. The hour during which you are either fast asleep or locked out of your host’s room because she’s drunk, getting food at the Kong...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: Harvardisms, Prefrosh Weekend Edition | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

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