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...against the Tigers. After a devastating 77-71 loss Saturday night, the Crimson (9-9, 1-3 Ivy) is as close as it’s ever been to being down and out. Expectations were high coming into the weekend, as Harvard was poised to vault itself into the upper echelons of the Ivy standings. After two crippling defeats, the team is left guessing what to do next. “It’s almost like we need to [re]-learn how the win,” senior guard Drew Housman said. “We?...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Falls to Princeton, 77-71 | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

Aphrodisiacs. For the traditional lover's feast, you can't do better than the down-to-earth Flex Mussels on New York's Upper East Side, where the motto is "Grab, Eat, Repeat." John Bil, straight from Canada's Prince Edward Island, where the original Flex Mussels is located, mans the bar shucking 18 oysters in 90 seconds to give you a sampling of the shellfish from around the world, including rare wild oysters from a bed recently discovered off the coast of Maine. On Valentine's Day the restaurant is offering a 4-course menu with an oyster theme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweet Treats and Other Presidents' Weekend Getaways | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

...Called Myanmar by its military leaders, Burma derives its name from the Buddhist Burman (or Bamar) people. The country's largest ethnic group, the Burman historically lived in Burma's central and upper plains. But this patchwork country of 55 million is made up of more than 100 unique ethnicities. The isolation enforced by Burma's numerous mountains and hills helped nurture these culturally discrete groups, making it one of the most diverse countries in Southeast Asia, despite its relatively small geographic size. Here are five ethnicities, some of who have unsuccessfully waged long insurgencies against the central government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Closer Look at Burma's Ethnic Minorities | 1/30/2009 | See Source »

...Upper Marlboro, Md. and Quincy House...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Announcing the 136th Guard of The Harvard Crimson | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...kidnapping was an act of retaliation against The Crimson’s earlier theft of the iconic golden ibis figure from atop The Lampoon’s castle-like headquarters. But The Crimson maintained the upper hand...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Chelsea L. Shover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Author Updike Passes Away at 76 | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

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