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The Rokia Traoré concert at the Somerville Theatre last Friday was a real live example of what Christian Lander, author of blog and book “Stuff White People Like,” has been talking about in his ongoing list about the white middle class. The Somerville...
Genius is rare; genius blessed with longevity is miraculous. That Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) made the most of these twin gifts is attested to in his sketchbooks, which cover 73 of his 92 years, a span that transformed our way of seeing. Je Suis le Cahier: The Sketchbooks of Picasso...
Chinese authorities say they have identified the virulent disease that appeared in Sichuan province in late June, which has sickened a suspected 212 people so far and killed 38: Streptococcus suis, a bacteria in pigs that very rarely infects human beings. Last week, a team of experts from Hong Kong...
But some international specialists aren't convinced. Strep. suis has never caused an outbreak anywhere near as large as the one in Sichuan, and the high mortality rate and severe symptoms?which include bleeding under the skin in some cases?seem to be entirely new. "I've never before seen...
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it's happy with China's cooperation?and WHO Beijing spokesman Roy Wadia notes that the country isn't required to notify anyone about Strep. suis infections, much less share information. The Ministry of Health says it has the situation under control, although suspicions...