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...attended the dedication of a park bench in Laramie built for her son. She had also made time to do interviews with more reporters than she could count, all while trying to cope with her emotions at the 10-year mark of her son's murder. As usual, Judy's strength was stirring. Like many gay men of my generation - I'm six years older than Matt would have been - I see her as a powerfully maternal figure...
...Cave, of course, is the high-definition TV, a once state-of-the-art-and now relatively puny-36-in. (91 cm) liquid-crystal-display (lcd) screen. "Want to watch the Michigan game?" I asked him on a recent Saturday morning. "The Man Cave?" he offered, as usual...
...will be published in February, decided to make a stop at Harvard yesterday after touring much of New England, for readings as well as personal travel. The event was described by Sean M. McCreery, a staff assistant in the English department, as “smaller than usual.” Along with the spontaneity of the reading, it fell on the same day that two other major poets gave readings in the area, including John Ashbery at MIT. Armantrout read from “Verse” and from her most recent compilation, “Next Life...
Style: Clearly more confident talking to voters in his cherished town-hall format than standing behind a podium. Authentically displayed feel-your-pain concern over the economy, in a smoother manner than usual. But while he held the audience's attention with his answers and theatrics, he distractingly and conspicuously scribbled notes when Obama had the floor. His errant reference to Obama as "that one" probably jarred some viewers. Bottom line: with his rival in the lead, the Republican nominee was forced into aggression and antagonism but often flirted with the desperate and negative...
...national champion Boston College.Meanwhile, the women’s team struggled on the Charles, finishing 11th out of 20 in the Regis Bowl at Boston University. SMITH TROPHY28 boats crowded the starting line at MIT for the Smith Trophy. Both club and varsity teams accounted for the larger-than-usual turnout, and the Harvard co-ed team took advantage of this opportunity to gain some scheduling points.“We’re really working hard on our performance, it was a really good opportunity to get some good scheduling points for future regattas and show what we?...