Monthly Archives: November 2003

The lawyer for a man convicted of shooting and killing a policeman apologized on Monday for singing the Bob Marley hit "I Shot The Sheriff" as he was leaving the courtroom. Despite the apology, the Quebec Law Society has opened … Continue reading →

Casual dating can be dangerous — a study of spiders shows female wolf spiders will eat strange-looking males that try to mate with them, but spare and even hook up with familiar-looking males. "The female is using earlier experience that … Continue reading →

This is a story that affects the Dowbrigade directly, as the education of foreign students has been our professional focus going on 25 years now. Since 9/11, the panorama has been grim. Here at Boston Universities Center for English Language … Continue reading →

As noted here earlier, MIT attempted to solve the on-campus music-on-demand conundrum by going analog, thereby bypassing the Digital Millenium Copyright Act – Not so fast, gearheads!. It was hailed as ingenious: a way to listen to music on demand … Continue reading →

Richard L. McCormick speaks during a news conference as his wife, Suzanne Lebsock, looks on Sunday in New Brunswick, N.J. Smart move, all things considered. No offense, no blame. from the New York times Rutgers University President Richard L. McCormick … Continue reading →

The story of the race to become the governor of California is being turned into a porn movie. One of the candidates in the race, adult actress Mary Carey, is poised to begin shooting a sexy behind-the-scenes view of the … Continue reading →

Thirteen Italian youths who celebrated Halloween by having sex in a cemetery have been arrested. Police say the friends, aged 13 to 20, went to a graveyard in Vasto, Italy, to experience "having sex between the graves." The eight boys … Continue reading →

Regular readers and friends frequently ask where I came up with the name for my blog, and I still haven’t found an elegant or adequate way to explain the importance, or the personal impact on my life, of Anne Dow. … Continue reading →

NEW DELHI – In a capital city where cows roam the streets and elephants plod along in the bus lanes, it’s no surprise to find government buildings overrun with monkeys. But the officials who work there are fed up. They’ve … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said he does not know whether or not he has lost his mojo, as a leading news magazine suggested, because he doesn’t really know what mojo is. "Is Rumsfeld Losing His Mojo?" was … Continue reading →

The universe (which others call the Library) is composed of an indefinite and perhaps infinite number of hexagonal galleries, with vast air shafts between, surrounded by very low railings. From any of the hexagons one can see, interminably, the upper … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO – Wall Street is not the only one wooing Google. Microsoft is as well. Google, the highflying Silicon Valley Web search company, recently began holding meetings with bankers in preparation for its highly anticipated initial public offering as … Continue reading →