Daily Archives: July 31, 2003

NYT Defends Terror Market

Despite the early flood of criticism which caused the cancelation of the project, some media heavyweights have published articles defending the DARPA Terrorism Futures Market. Check out this articles in FORTUNE and another that just went up on the New … Continue reading

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Kerouac has WAY more fans than the Lowell Spinners

As noted here yesterday, the Lowell, MA Spinners of the Class A New York-Penn league have announced a JACK KEROUAC bobblehead doll giveaway for August 21. As predicted, inquiries have come in from all over North America for the limited … Continue reading

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Teddy Kennedy: One-Man Wind Farm

US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, whose staff has been quietly negotiating a measure that could halt plans for a wind farm off Cape Cod, backed away yesterday from the controversial amendment to federal energy legislation. Kennedy has remained vague about … Continue reading

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The Scottish Play from the Ground Up

Every summer I take my foreign law students to Shakespeare in the Park, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Comnaly’s effort to increase the community’s culture level. Every year I arrive ready for the bard, with bread and fruit, blanket and pillow, water and … Continue reading

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