Author: Qiong Wang

  • Culture Corner

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    Book Review: A Manuscript of Ashes, by Antonio Muñoz Molina By Bernie Langs When the book A Manuscript of Ashes by Antonio Muñoz Molina arrived in the mail in a glorious hardcover edition, I knew that this unexpected present from my brother would become a special read. After all, my brother has the best literary…

  • New York State Of Mind

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    This month Natural Selections interviews Stephanie Phillips   Veterinary Technician Supervisor Interview by Guadalupe Astorga How long have you been living in the New York area?  I’ve lived in Manhattan my entire life. Where do you currently live?  Which is your favorite neighborhood? I live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, which is also my favorite neighborhood. I’m…

  • Quotable Quote

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    One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake,…

  • For Your Consideration – And They’re Off! Edition

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    By Jim Keller As I’ve said many times, one can liken the Oscar race to a horserace where each studio bets on its thoroughbreds and hopes that they can place at the end. The studio is the owner, public relations is the jockey, and the horse is the actor or film in the analogy. Here…

  • An Embarrassment of Riches

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    By Anonymous This politically incorrect (some might even say “disgusting”) puzzle comes to you from an anonymous source, known only to Rockefeller alum (1977) George Barany, who is currently on the faculty of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.  For more about this specific puzzle, including a link to its answer, visit here and here.  More Barany and Friends…

  • Life on a Roll

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    By Elodie Pauwels Annecy is a very charming city in the French Alps, a few miles from Geneva, Switzerland. Annecy has given its name to a lake surrounded by smaller cities such as Talloires, Menthon-Saint-Bernard or Veyrier-du-Lac. The Palais de l’Isle, built in the 12th century and lying in the middle of the Thiou River,…

  • Twenty-four visits to Stockholm: a concise history of the Rockefeller Nobel Prizes.

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    Part XIV: George E. Palade, 1974 Prize in Physiology or Medicine. By Joseph Luna Nestled in the 3rd sub-basement of Smith Hall, around 1953, an electron microscope (EM) is briefly idle. The machine, an RCA model EMU-2A, resembles a spare part from some future space station: a long vertical steel tube adorned with studs and…

  • CULTURE CORNER

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    Film and the Tyranny of the Repeating Day: Edge of Tomorrow and Groundhog Day By Bernie Langs “Carpe Diem” or “Seize the Day” is the banal, clichéd rallying war cry that commencement speakers send off the graduating classes of universities into the world. Yet once in the rhythm of the work day, we very quickly…

  • Quotable Quote

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    “In a world more and more polluted by the lying of politicians and the illusions of the media, I occasionally crave to hear and tell the truth… Friendship is by its very nature freer of deceit than any other relationship we can know, because it is the bond least affected by striving for power, physical…

  • Nothing Up My Sleeve

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    By George Barany George Barany is a Rockefeller alum (1977) currently on the faculty of the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. John Child has had an interesting career and currently lives in Nepal. For more about this specific puzzle, including a link to the answer, click here. Also, try more Barany and Friends crossword puzzles. Across…