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Review: ‘Mrs. Woolf and the Servants’
Washington Times, Nov. 30, 2008 MRS. WOOLF AND THE SERVANTS By Alison Light Bloomsbury, $30, 400 pages, illus. REVIEWED BY MARTIN RUBIN It is amusing that contemporary feminists who think of Virginia Woolf as their patron saint are usually shocked when they hear her recorded voice. Instead of some…
November 30, 2008
Music71
Our website developer, Tyler Gore, sent this email last week; I thought classmates might enjoy it. July 31, 1971 was after our graduation day, but just barely . . . .---Katherine Hyde (BK 71) [Tyler wrote:] Was googling Yale71, just to see if it came up. (It didn't -- except for AYA -- which is…
November 24, 2008
RSVP for Bob Shapiro Memorial Nov. 16
Andy Sherman asks anyone planning to attend the Nov. 16 memorial service for Bob Shapiro at the NYC Yale Club to do two things: 1) RSVP soonest (reply form is below) if you haven't already, and 2) Let Catherine Ross (cjross27[at]gmail.com) know you're coming, so Catherine can get an accurate…
October 31, 2008
You’re Invited! Yale Medal Dinner Nov. 14
UPDATED Oct. 21 (see new reservation details below): This year, the class of 1971 is honored by having not one, but two, Yale Medal recipients among our ranks: ROSLYN MILSTEIN MEYER and DON T. NAKANISHI. If you would like to join us in New Haven on Friday, November 14 to celebrate their many…
October 15, 2008
Rubin on Diane Johnson’s ‘Lulu’
Friday, October 3, 2008 (SF Chronicle) 'Lulu in Marrakech' - worldly comic thriller Martin Rubin Lulu in Marrakech By Diane Johnson Dutton; 307 pages; $25.95 It should be a truth universally acknowledged that there is no better tonic for a writer in midcareer than a change of perspective. For…
October 4, 2008
Credit Crisis Panel in NYC Thurs. Oct. 2
Katherine Hyde writes (Sept. 29, 2008): On Thurs. Oct. 2 at noon there'll be what should be an interesting program at Japan Society in NY titled "Outlook for the U.S. Economy: Distilling the Credit Crisis and Lessons from Japan." One of the panelists is Ann Rutledge of R&R Consulting, a bond…
September 29, 2008
Martin Rubin Reviews ‘Kenya’
Forging a Country in African Wilds By MARTIN RUBIN Wall Street Journal Sept. 27, 2008 Kenya: A Country in the Making 1880-1940 By Nigel Pavitt Norton, 303 pages, $50 "When most people think of colonial Kenya, the 'Happy Valley' comes to mind, that hellish paradise where rich English expats…
September 27, 2008
Roz Meyer, Don Nakanishi Awarded Yale Medal
Congratulations to Roz Milstein Meyer and Don T. Nakanishi, two of five alumni receiving the Yale Medal for 2008. The AYA citations read: Roslyn Milstein Meyer's dedication extends to many areas of the University and the surrounding community. Dr. Meyer (Class of 1971, 1973 MS, 1977 PhD) is a…
September 17, 2008
Martin Rubin on Cecil Rhodes
From the Washington Times (9/7/2008): LEGACY: CECIL RHODES, THE RHODES TRUST AND RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS By Philip Ziegler Yale University Press, $45, 400 pages, illus. REVIEWED BY MARTIN RUBIN You never know what your most enduring legacy will be. Cecil Rhodes, a megalomaniac if ever there was one,…
September 7, 2008
Mitch Kapor on U.S. Tech Leadership
Andy Sherman writes (8/28/08): Saw an interview with Mitch Kapor entitled "Does the US need a CTO?" in the Sept./Oct. issue of Technology Review magazine. The link is below: http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21247/?nlid=1304
September 2, 2008