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...reconcile classical and Renaissance models with the 18th century French painters he loved. To synthesize the force and clarity of classicism with the intimacy and charm of the Rococo is a nearly impossible trick. How do you cross the power of Phidias with the delicacy of Fragonard? The answer: at your own risk - especially the risk of admitting into your work the weaknesses of the Rococo. It's a fine line between charming and insipid, and 18th century French painters crossed it all the time. So did Renoir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Vie en Rose | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

Both Hahn and Cichowski said they believe that the gene DAB2IP could be an answer to this problem, adding that they hope to see more research devoted to studying the pathway...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Study Links Gene with Aggressive Prostate Cancer | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

Some people are concerned about the safety of nuclear power plants. To that, we answer that global warming greatly outweighs the nearly infinitesimal risk from the plants. So far, nuclear energy has proven to be remarkably safe as its production has become more computerized and has removed most potential human errors from the equation. The only notable nuclear accident in the United States was the Three Mile Island incident, but no one was injured there. Additionally, the incident was caused by a human error, and such concerns have become obsolete with the latest generation of reactors. However, the president will...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Truth About Nukes | 2/18/2010 | See Source »

...most countries today, even developing ones like Haiti, the answer would be: Get a prosthesis. But in the western hemisphere's poorest nation, where prosthetics are primitive when they exist at all, that's easier said than done. It looks even harder after the earthquake, given the overwhelming demand for artificial limbs: of the 250,000 people injured, doctors estimate as many as 100,000 are amputees. And that doesn't count the victims who will probably need limbs amputated down the line because of wound infections. Outside the Medishare tent ward, Florida orthopedic surgeon Dr. Albert Volk watches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Haiti: What to Do with a Nation of Amputees | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

...debate on these issues looks set to continue on both sides of the border - and with growing intensity. Sir Terry Pratchett, author of Discworld, a best-selling series of science-fiction novels, received an Alzheimer's diagnosis in 2007 and gave a lecture this month proposing as Britain's answer to death panels "a strictly nonaggressive tribunal that would establish the facts of a case well before assisted death." (Read "Foolproofing Suicide with Euthanasia Test Kits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A TV Confession Reignites Britain's Euthanasia Debate | 2/17/2010 | See Source »

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