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...last few years, graphic novels have become the acceptably trendy cousin of comic books. The film version of Daniel Clowes’ nastily funny suburban epic “Ghost World” charmed the beautiful people and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000. Graphic novels have gradually eked out their own section in every Barnes and Noble, a corner that is filled to bursting with intrigued readers of every...
...helps organize Black Alumni Weekend, an annual celebration sponsored by the Office of the President and the Black Students Association.As a regional admissions officer, Evans has covered locales as diverse as Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Ontario, parts of Connecticut, Southern California, and Boston.Today, he oversees eastern Kansas, Springfield, Ill., suburban Washington, D.C., part of New York City, and Cambridge.Fitzsimmons lauds Evans in particular for his informative and engaging information sessions.“He is very funny, but imparts huge amounts of information at the same time,” Fitzsimmons says.“I like...
...bustling city big shots, say Cambridge is a unique city. “It’s really convenient to have outside the walls of Harvard a whole city of stores at your exposure,” said Rafael F. Garcia ’09, who is from suburban Chicago. These stores range from an array of ethnic restaurants to owner-operated businesses. Late at night, Harvard students and Cambridge residents alike can be found at Felipe’s Taqueria, a fast-food Mexican restaurant that contributes to Cambridge’s unique character. Cambridge...
Suffering from migraines and sick of suburban life, real estate agent Dawn Deel fled the outskirts of Detroit three years ago to build a new life in Golden Township, Oceana County, on Lake Michigan's eastern shore. Deel's new house, in an area known for the beauty of its sand-duned beaches and orchard-clad hills, overlooks a fallow field where cherry trees once grew. She hopes this bucolic vista will lure buyers to the adjacent plots she owns. Best of all, her migraines are gone. "Since I've been up here," she says, "my whole physiology has changed...
...show had a decent premiere, in a tough slot against Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, an urban take on the innocents-in-jeopardy theme. Bruckheimer's suburban counterprogramming is risky but makes sense. It may be unfair to stereotype the burbs as a refuge for people fleeing life, but one reason people move there is security. Close to Home is not ashamed to milk those anxieties, right down to its title: the danger, it says, is not just in the big cities. It's right here, close to your cozy little cul-de-sac and your good public schools...