The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has just gotten quite a bit of company: As many as 6,600 graves at the country’s hallowed Arlington National Cemetery for fallen U.S. service members may be mislabeled, one lawmaker said on Thursday.Julian Assange, founder of the website that published more than 91,000 secret U.S. military reports from Afghanistan, says he’s revealing injustices. President Barack Obama says he’s concerned that disclosure of sensitive information may harm military operations.Subletting in NYC typically involves some kind of covert transaction. Try to find a budget traveler who hasn’t enjoyed the risk of Craigslist’s lease-free rentals. But thanks to a bill Gov. David Paterson signed into law last Friday, renting an apartment for less than 30 days isn’t kosher. Fortunately, there’s a saving grace for those in search of short-term living: Jersey City.Unless the locals covered you in meatballs and sang “Nessun Dorma” upon arrival, this vacation could hardly be more Italian. For this is a “Vespa vacation” — a two-wheeled tour of the nooks and crannies, the winding back roads and the off-the-beaten-track hidden gems of breathtaking Umbria, a beautiful region located in Central Italy.Telling Liris Crosse that she can’t do something might be a guarantee she will try.Around the corner from the marquee that bears the name of one of Hollywood’s founding fathers, Marcus Loew, and adjacent to one of Boston’s oldest cinemas, the newly restored Paramount, BiNA Osteria’s Cinema Italiano brings benchmark Italian movies (with English subtitles) to Downtown Crossing. Pair, say, Fellini’s masterful three-hour stunner “La Dolce Vita” with BiNA’s Cinema Italiano three-course prix fixe ($35). Or choose the inky black seafood risotto ($23), which is as dark and decadent as the film’s finale. Next up: “Johnny Stecchio.”Although facts on the famed Clinton-Mezvinsky wedding, which is rumored to happen this weekend, are tighter than Hillary Clinton’s smile, some details have leaked out. Sources report that groom Marc Mezvinsky has “hurt” his father’s family by not inviting them to the wedding (Ed Mezvinsky pleaded guilty in 2002 to swindling investors out of $10 million.School is in session at Gillette Stadium, where the Patriots kicked off their 2010 training camp Thursday.As the clock ticks down to baseball’s trading deadline, the Red Sox don’t appear close to making any splashy moves. Deals can, and often do, come together at the last minute, however, so fans will wait on tenterhooks.
Several students and teachers from the Seaport Campus in Charlestown said they were impacted by the apology of inmate Anthony Warren, imprisoned for paralyzing a 3-year-old girl in a Dorchester drive-by shooting in 2003.
It’s not as if math and history have no place in our schools, but some hope there’s room for a little dose of reality.
“Students should have classes that interest them and this would,” said 19-year-old Unique Coren yesterday at Teen Empowerment in Roxbury, where young adults and youth organizers discussed the merits of including in classrooms a video of inmates speaking from the heart.
The video, “Voices From Behind The Wall,” has gained traction since nine inmates compiled it last year in an effort to show the repercussions of violent crime.
“This would be a heckuva tool,” said Marquise Roberts, 22, of Dorchester. “It’s relatable. Math and science, yeah, you apply them, but this is something I’m going to deal with now.”
At one point Teen Empowerment Program Coordinator Marquis Tucker asked members of the group to stand if they had a family member or close friend in prison. Everyone stood.
When Tucker asked the members to stay standing if they did not know a victim of violent crime, they sat in unison.
And when one of the inmates, Mack Hudson, stared at the camera and expressed regret at the poor example he set for his little brothers, everyone nodded in understanding.
“That video is so deep,” said Jesse Winfrey, 20, of Roxbury. “People realize, that could be me [in prison].”
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In the July MMMpod, Young Veins talk about breaking away from Panic! at the Disco, Keith Lockhart talks about Buckwheat Zydeco throwing the Boston Pops for a loop, Zooey Deschanel talks about how Roy Orbison inspired a She & Him song, Derek Miller of Sleigh Bells talks about how awesome Funkadelic is, and we talk about how awesome Jimmy Cliff is, who in turn talks about Sam Cooke and divine intervention. An explosive show for July! Oh yeah, and we also test your knowledge of America songs in the MMMPod medley.