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Cambridge Grade School Students to present funds & artwork to Japan Consulate 6-15-11
King School Chinese Immersion Coordinator Vivian Tam explains, “Our schools’ global perspectives have brought many innovative learning opportunities to the students. Through our school-wide Mandarin Chinese programs, students are immersed in the languages and cultures of Asian countries. Students have raised funds for the Sichuan Earthquake disaster relief in 2009 and when...
Watching Cambridge’s Urban Red Tails…Like a Hawk
I thought it was nuts for a 50-something professional woman with a responsible job to spend hours a day watching two red-tailed hawks build a nest and a family on the ledge of an office building in Cambridge. But after just a few minutes with the group at 185 Alewife Brook Parkway, it all...
Merging Art & Science: MIT Koch Institute Gallery is a Must See
On my way to a meeting at MIT, I happened to spot some stunning photos through the window of what turned out to be the Philip Alden Russell Gallery David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. While cancer research would not seem to be much of a draw, the gallery is well...
Country Greetings From Fresh Pond, Cambridge
My new place is gorgeous-three floors, a garage, a basement, big windows, light...and just a 10-minute bike ride from my favorite morning coffee haunt. There's a grocery store nearby, a gym, a Chinese restaurant...I have nice neighbors who like gardening so much that they bought some plants that they take care of in...
Ann Getman: At a Loss for Word
Who made Microsoft geeks the emperors of syntax and spelling and slang (Oh my!)? Who taught them to spell and keep up with language? Why are they the Wizards of Word?
The Oscars, James Franco (did I tell you he’s my cousin?) and me.
I am a total fan of James Franco. Even thought his appearance at the Oscars in red dress and blond wig was funny. He's a distant cousin...which I tell everyone I can, every chance I get.
Neighborliness Revisited
Over the weekend, someone bashed into the driver's side of my parked car...I'm guessing $700 damage. And--it's snowing again. Evidently neighborliness, like winter, only lasts so long.
A Look Back at New Cambridge Observer for 2010.
Here’s a summary, compiled by the stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com, who mulled over how this blog did in 2010. Five thousand views… Thanks, wordpress, readers, and the Boston Globe! I promise to be more diligent in 2011.
Art of Decay: Where Do We Go From Here?
In pondering the curators' decisions to highlight these artists, I can't help but conclude that they're making a statement about the current state of civilization, politics, and art. But I ask, where do we go from here?
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