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...Second, and more important, is the importance of perspective as Harvard revamps its own basketball image. Reactions on campus last year to the New York Times coverage of Amaker’s recruiting were mixed, but the bottom line is that the allegations against Amaker and his staff were the smallest of small potatoes in NCAA recruiting violations, even if they had proven to be true. Just as claims about Harvard’s “lowering of academic standards” for basketball are overblown—the Crimson’s Academic Index for men?...
This week, Roving Reporter got wordy at the Boston/Harvard Crossword Puzzle Tournament. We talked about favorite clues, closet nerds, and using crosswords to pick up girls. I also had the opportunity to hang out with one of my idols, The New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz—for 39 whole minutes. But, hey, who’s counting? Will Shortz, Editor of The New York Times Crossword Roving Reporter (RR): Mr. Shortz, it’s an honor to meet you. So, what’s your favorite crossword clue of all time? Will Shortz...
...minstrel shows and vaudeville acts at the turn of the 20th century, just as baseball was making a name for itself. The National Association of Base Ball Players had been established in 1858 and Major League Baseball itself would be founded in 1903. One day while riding a New York subway, Norworth saw a sign that read "Baseball Today - Polo Grounds." And in 15 minutes, he had scribbled the words of his fun-time anthem on the back of an envelope - now on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. The original 32-line ditty...
...matter most in the immediate future is whether legislatures in other states will follow the example of Vermont. New Hampshire lawmakers may be the next to decide the fate of gay marriage, with a vote scheduled soon. The issue is on the calendar in other statehouses, too, including New York, New Jersey and Maine...
Although his parents urged him to study medicine, Jimmy Weiskopf dropped out of college and in the 1970s moved to Colombia, where he eventually began to focus on a different kind of elixir. The New York City native became an early advocate for the hallucinogenic plant mixture ayahuasca. For centuries, Amazonian Indians have been drinking ayahuasca, also known as yaje - a combination of the ayahuasca vine, tree bark and other plants - to achieve a trancelike state that they believe cleanses body and mind and enables communication with spirits. Weiskopf, who has published a 688-page tome about ayahuasca, was once...