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...decades on a complicated installation with sparkling light, an invisible motor and a nude woman made of plaster casts of body parts covered in calfskin. (She was modeled on the wife of a Brazilian diplomat in New York, with whom he'd had a long, clandestine love affair.) But for years, Duchamp, who lived in a modest, $40-a-month apartment in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, told his friends he'd given art up for chess and philosophical writing. He said he believed in "masterly inactivity." Indeed, he, Picabia and Ray shared a talent for cerebral sloth. They all thought...
...machine haze. At least one face-painted, shirtless, sweaty dude bounced around the room, beckoning fellow revelers to join him in electronica ecstasy. And yet, Friday night’s Underground Rave—sponsored by DAPA, Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors—was a decidedly wholesome affair. Despite being alcohol-free, the event managed to attract more than 300 curious party people over the course of the night. Pre-gaming is an admittedly useful innovation. But the event had the surprising air of good, clean fun. Even certain cooler-than-thou upperclassmen types, who typically would...
...finally put the game away. The Palo Alto native finished the night with 20 points on 9-of-15 from the field, while notching seven boards, three assists, two blocks, two steals, and committing only one turnover. He played all but four minutes of the forty-five minute affair. His clutch effort was noticed by all, including his teammates. “Jeremy’s great—he’s killing,” junior forward Evan Harris exclaimed. “It’s amazing, especially for a sophomore to be stepping up like that...
...overwhelmingly dominates global vehicle production and accounts for more than 20 percent of global gas consumption, although America accounts for only 4.6 percent of global population. It’s laughable that India should be criticized for attempting to enter the auto era as America’s love affair with cars enters its second century. The double standard of Western environmentalists smacks of a “do as I say, not as I do” attitude toward the Indian innovators. Not only should India’s government more actively facilitate such accessible transport, but also...
...altercation the opposite way. Employment Minister Xavier Bertrand complained about the inordinate attention the spat had generated, though noted people "don't have the right to humiliate the president" with comments he qualified as "hurtful." Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier also cast his boss as a victim in the affair, saying, "I sense the French people have had enough of the systematic aggressiveness towards Nicolas Sarkozy (and) the government...