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...real reason behind the debut of these bare boys isn't artistic, of course. It's pure shock value, a naked play for controversy. But it could be worse. At least there is no scratch 'n' sniff. - By Lauren Goldstein ENVIRONMENT Production Line Homes Bricks and mortar are so 20th century - why not assemble entire homes in a factory and slot them together onsite? That's what affordable housing provider Peabody Trust is doing at Raines Dairy in North London. The block of apartments and live/work units is quicker and cheaper to build and will look better for longer than...
...men’s team placed 20th out of 35 teams in the blue division, and were led by senior Matthew Seidel. Seidel placed 42nd in the 8000m blue race with a time...
...later, I’m back at Harvard. My life today and my life a year ago seem to belong to different worlds. Life at Harvard is, as Saltonstall Professor of History Charles S. Maier of Historical Studies B-54, “World War and Society in the 20th Century: World War II” might put it, war: a strategy of maximizing resources within limitations. There are papers to write and meetings to attend, admissions committees to impress and social appearances to make. There are always accomplishments in the queue and successes on the schedule...
...fact, the most shocking thing about the museum, besides the $17 admission, is that it exists at all: a Fifth Avenue building completely devoted to the history of sex. Patrons will be impressed by the snazzy multimedia presentations, such as an interactive computer map of early 20th century cathouses, with nice little Zagat-style reviews (the "nice but pushy" madam's "notion of submission is to keep you waiting for an hour"). And visitors will find the stories of Manhattan sex scandals good reading in a tabloidy, microfiche kind of way, but the exhibit can get awfully soporific, considering that...
...culture never gets off scot free in any national tragedy. The first Hollywood casualty of the sniper shootings in the Washington area could be 20th Century Fox's thriller Phone Booth. Directed by Joel Schumacher and scheduled for a Nov. 15 release, it's about a man (Colin Farrell) pinned down in a telephone booth under fire from a sniper (Kiefer Sutherland). The film's zippy trailer was greeted enthusiastically when it began running in theaters weeks ago, says screenwriter Larry Cohen. But the reaction was much different last week: "There was a chill and fear," he says. Fox execs...