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The only way to maintain this fragile, prestige-based self-image, then, is to acquire more prestige. Hence, the paradox: The constant hunger always leaves one, well, hungry.
Serra is more interested in truth than beauty. Particularly the truth of materials. The Russian Constructivists had a term, faktura, meaning the straightforward, logical use of substances--wood, tin, steel, rope, wire--to produce expressive effects on their own material terms. Serra is and always has been fanatical about this...
Yet, could I give up the usual keg party for a more sophisticated drinking atmosphere? Definitely. Could I kick my new habit of eating yummy Pane Romano avec Nutella that they serve at the Parisian cafe in Holyoke Center? Never. So maybe I should shop at Diesel, develop an accent...
Not always is a hand extended by Duke so welcome in Durham. Earlier this year, when Duke announced plans to acquire Durham Regional Hospital and nearby Raleigh Community Hospital, many in the area were suspicious of its motives. They feared, not without cause, that Duke was trying to take complete...
A cursory glance at the Core curriculum reveals Harvard's priorities--priorities that reflect the modern academic environment. Harvard requires its students to take courses in foreign language and foreign cultures--both worthy requirements-but fails to require any study of the United States. It is entirely possible to acquire...