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...literally defies gravity. Other ukiyo-e scenes were drawn from popular literature, especially the tagasode painting theme?literally "Whose sleeves are these?"?a 17th century meditation on an empty kimono. The original poem inspired numerous still-lifes of clothing and fashion accessories suggesting the essence of a beautiful but absent woman. One example in the exhibition, an anonymous 17th century six-fold screen depicting richly embroidered kimonos on a gold background, shimmers with Klimt-like sensuality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living for Pleasure | 11/4/2004 | See Source »

...Absent of reform from within the clubs, outside groups are stepping up to offer alternatives to a weekend browsing Mt. Auburn St.’s finer facilities...

Author: By April H.N. Yee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cutting Final Clubs Out of the Picture | 11/4/2004 | See Source »

While Ryan said she was happy to have the opportunity for her students to compute real world numbers, she noted that many were absent after a long night watching election coverage...

Author: By Faryl Ury, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Reacts to Close Election | 11/4/2004 | See Source »

Local residents, absent from the polls for so many years that they had been re-classified as “inactive voters,” turned out yesterday. To get back on the rolls, they had to present photo IDs, government paychecks or utility bills. Rahm said Just Democracy volunteers helped these voters manage the process to ensure they could cast ballots...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Law Students Allege Local Poll Violations | 11/3/2004 | See Source »

...through, and to stop in. Create space where students will be forced to rub elbows outside of their blocking groups, and where the resident masters, scholars, and tutors will be encouraged to make daily contact on a pedestrian level. This can be done so simply, and yet it is absent from much of campus, whether one is taking an elevator to their suite without passing through any usable space or winding up a rather exclusive staircase. College should not be intellectually comfortable—it should spark debate, confuse you, challenge you, and improve you. As such, residences, as Currier...

Author: By Jonathan C. Bardin, | Title: The Other Case for Currier House | 10/28/2004 | See Source »

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