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Sam Smith - As some of our more persistent readers know, your editor graduated  from Harvard University magna cum probation. Being news director of the student radio station,  employed by the university for its public relations office, and playing in bands  was a lot more interesting than just attending classes. In fact, the most interesting course I took at Harvard was covering the Cambridge city council for the student radio station. So I hope readers will excuse me if I brag that sixty five years later, three of my books and 37 issues of The Idler, my first publication, have been recently been added to Harvard's Widener Library. 

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Nice News - On April 8, scores of people across parts of North America will gather outdoors at the same time to witness this year’s most anticipated celestial event: a total solar eclipse that will turn daylight into darkness for up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds. While the eclipse itself isn’t that rare — they take place every 18 months or so — being able to witness one is a far less common occurrence. On average, a total solar eclipse can be seen from some point on the planet only once every 375 years. Luckily for us, the last one visible from the United States happened just under seven years ago, in 2017.   How to watch the eclipse