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National mainstream media has given little press to three potentially influential bills in Congress relating to the role of religion in daily life and Constitutional law. While these bills remain in committee at this point, two of them are repeat proposals that have on prior occasion made it as far as the conference stage before being halted.
By Ralph Mayrell in News

2. Ivy News Roundup
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

The Daily Princetonian Stranger Snaps Pics of Nude Male Athletes By Kate Carroll (April 18, 2007)


The Columbia Spectator Data Leak Puts 2,600 At Risk By Jacob Schneider (April 18, 2007)
By Dan Nalbandyan in News

3. The Personal is Still Political
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

It looks like some legal charges might finally stick against Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis. In a classic move from the government’s how-to-arrest-scumbags playbook, the feds stuck this overgrown fifteen-year-old creep with tax evasion. His lawyers have plenty of experience fending off age-of-consent–related allegations, but they’re going to find the crime of ripping off the IRS a bit more difficult to get away with. Enjoy prison, jackass.
By Kelly Faircloth in Forum

4. Beyond the Indy
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

Few cartoonists are better at their jobs of making politicians squirm than Kevin Kallaugher, a political cartoonist for The Economist, best known by his signature KAL.
By Charles Chen in Forum

5. An Outsider a Day
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

Telling my friend I’d been listening to a lot of music from the 365 Days Project, I struggled to describe it. I explained that it included a lot of what might be called “outsider music.” “Like, a lot of indie labels?” she asked. “Like a woman living behind a service station in Woodville, Alabama who owns Jesus Christ’s ring — which she believes entitles American Indians to ownership of all seven continents — singing a new national anthem she’s composed to acknowledge the new regime.”
By Jay Gabler in Arts

6. Discovering the Diner
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

Kelly’s Diner

Head over to Kelly’s at Ball Square, Somerville for some great, cheap food and an escape from the chaos of Harvard Square. Just a quick five-minute walk from Davis Square, Kelly’s Diner offers huge portions, a nice atmosphere, and quick service. On entering the restaurant, customers are greeted by a life-size statue of James Dean and some excellent oldies music. We recommend visiting on a Sunday afternoon, when you can make the most of their great breakfast combos (served till three, daily). For $6.99, you get two eggs cooked to order, two pancakes, bacon/sausages, and plenty of toast and home fries on the side. Also recommended are the French toast, omelets, and freshly squeezed orange juice. For lunch, choose from a variety of reasonably priced burgers and sandwiches. On the downside, the food is a bit on the greasy side, the coffee is mediocre, and you might have to wait in line if you visit between 11 a.m. andn 1:30 p.m. Location: Take the T to Davis Square, walk down College Avenue, and take a right on Broadway. Recommended for: Breakfast Pros: Atmosphere, price, portions Cons: Cash only, excessive grease, waiting time.
By Sanjay Gandhi in Arts

7. A Hard Rain Falls
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

On a Sunday night in 1963, a tiny club was packed with the brightest stars of folk music: Joan Baez, Eric Von Schmidt, Geoff and Maria Muldaur, Jim Kweskin, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, and Bob Dylan. Outside, music fans had to take turns peeking in the window for a glimpse of the hootenanny.

When the club closed, the folksingers retired to a private party in a small apartment above a dry-goods store. It was at that party that Baez and Dylan had their first real conversation. Dylan picked up a guitar and played a few of his newest songs, including "With God on Our Side" and "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall." It was that night, Baez later reflected, that she fell under Dylan's spell.
By Jay Gabler in Arts

8. A Fanfare for Lost Memories
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

Concert Review: Do Make Say Think I am squeezed between a railing and someone I have never met before in the cramped basement of the Middle East. The usual half-nerd, half-punk-rocker crowd is in attendance, and the room is restless in anticipation of Do Make Say Think’s entrance. Finally, the musicians emerge from the backstage room, and one by one they they mount the platform. One bassist. Two guitarists. A saxophonist. Two drummers. A violinist. A trumpet player. They leave the stage nearly as crowded as the pit. After tuning their instruments, Charles Spearin, the tall, warm-eyed bass player, steps up to the microphone. He amiably thanks everyone for coming. “I hope you enjoy the show,” he adds, “because we’re going to play our hearts out for you.”
By Richard Kronfol in Arts

9. Under the Counter
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

Restaurant Review: Café Polonia 611 Dorchester Ave., Boston (617) 261-0110

Some — many — would mock those lamenting the scarcity of reliable Eastern European meals around Boston. The cuisines of post-Soviet states are frequently imagined as crippling, repetitive repositories of lard, unsubtle swaths of sodium with no hope of assuagement. Despite innovatory hints by way of Bosnia (the upscale Sabur Centerin Somerville’s Teele Square) or Russia (the standoff across Washington Street in Brookline Village), Bostonians have little reason to think otherwise. On the strength of Café Polonia, which is neither prohibitively expensive nor prohibitively clannish, we can all start believing.
By Peter Ekman in Arts

10. Three Lives, One Vision
Published Thursday, April 19, 2007

Theater Review: The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol Loeb Drama Center

It’s time to forget any bucolic ideal of country folk you may have: the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s latest production, The Three Lives of Lucie Cabrol, offers something quite different from the typical tale of admirable make-do lives, innocently untouched by the hardships of the outside world. In fact, this play is best explained by one of its main characters, the French peasant Jean, when he concludes that “words are just too substantial.” Indeed, that pretty much sums up the difficulty in both the production and recounting of this tale, which is at once fantastical and down-to-earth. At its most basic, Lucie Cabrol is about a family of French farming peasants during the First and Second World Wars, but the plot tackles much more than just this simple scenario. Lucie Cabrol is about sinister passion and violence. It’s about family, death, and that precarious oscillation between love and hate. What is most remarkable is that it manages to take on all this baggage without ever slipping into the cliché. Instead, director Calla Videt creates a beautifully choreographed performance, one whose originality and occasional elusiveness allows an entirely original perspective.
By Pippa Eccles in Sports