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August 27, 2008

Somebody at Wellesley College's Davis Museum and Cultural Center struck a blow against modernism by throwing a $2.8 million Fernand Leger cubist masterpiece out with the trash. A revanchist coup on the part of Classical realists? Or an aesthetic radical's attempt to épater le bourgeois? The world may never know.......

Continue Reading "Wellesley College Takes Stand Against Modernism"

December 3, 2007

--Screenwriters, get your pens. A boy finagled his way into becoming an exchange student at the all-female Wellesley College. Ready … set … go! [Boston Globe] --Barack Obama and his supporters didn't let the weather stop their gathering at the Park Plaza Castle. He joked that "the name of my cousin, Dick Cheney, will not be on the ballot.” Now when's Oprah coming? [WCVB, Harvard Crimson] --Dr. Ruth was in town. Laurel Sweet describes her......

Continue Reading "Bite Size News"

October 31, 2007

Hillary Clinton at Wellesley Thursday, November 1, 2007, 10:00 am-1:00 pm Alumnae Hall, Wellesley Campus 106 Central Street, Wellesley More info--you will need to print out a confirmation e-mail to attend! Here's a word to describe Hillary Clinton--bold. Right after former Massachusetts governor and presidential aspirant Mitt Romney equated her policies to a "House of Horrors" and said she was nothing more than an "intern," she's blazing into Romney's old stomping grounds. Of course, Clinton......

Continue Reading "Haunt This, Mitt! Clinton Comes to Town"

May 19, 2006

Jane Park has been missing for two weeks. A 2004 Wellesley College graduate and now resident of Somerville was last seen on May 5, 2006. Dan Cotter, the public information officer for the Somerville PD, told the Somerville Journal that detectives on the case have ruled out foul play. The Somerville police are now actively searching for the missing 23 year-old woman. Park's mother, Grace, and sister, Melissa, have flown in from Maryland and North......

Continue Reading "Missing in Somerville: Jane Park"

April 16, 2006

The last helping of gefilte fish and horseradish has been consumed; three boxes of Peeps lay empty on the floor; by the time the alarm goes off tomorrow morning a battle will have been reenacted on the Lexington green – So we’re thinking about tomorrow and where we’ll be. We know that not everyone enjoys the benefits of a state holiday so some folks will actually be working as thousands travel the 26.2 from Hopkinton......

Continue Reading "Marathon Monday Plans"

February 8, 2006

Bostonist is a BIG fan of installation/public artwork (to be fairly general) - we LOVED Aaron Noble's site-specific mural at the Davis Museum @ Wellesley College, we LOVE Julian Opie's pieces on Northern Avenue Bridge, and we are eagerly anticipating the newest installation going up at EMF of former Cantebridgian Tighe Clark. For those of you unfamiliar with EMF - it is in fact an electrical supply company, still owned by the same family......

Continue Reading "Must see: installations@EMF in Central Square"

April 22, 2005

Boston's adopted son and rock's savior, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists are back on the road. Their first show is tonight at Molly's Pub at Wellesley College. Doors are at 8 pm and Mittens is the opener. After returning from their Australian tour, the Pharmacists play Mass three more times before July: >> 05-11-05 Fitchburg, MA Fitchburg State College Campus Quad With: Battle of the Bands Champ; 3PM; FREE; all ages >> 05-14-05 Northampton,......

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