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...backdrop for the play’s exploration of life and art is the relationship between the devoted fans, Mendy and Stephen. Though they are long-time friends, Stephen doesn’t return Mendy’s romantic inclinations, and he is instead devoted to a boyfriend who refuses to exhibit faithfulness to Stephen or his artistic interests...
Against the stark backdrop of Adams House Art Space, odd bulges, ironic twists and surreal cartoon-style drawings expertly mar the serenity of pieces created by Susan E. Bell ’03. “Party Scene,” Bell’s depiction of “the party generation,” will make you want to forget entirely about Harvard parties. As for “Dave’s Girlfriend”—well, she’s got a style and an unexpected allure all to herself...
...NIKE, FREESTYLE Was it a commercial? Was it a music video? And did anybody care? These breathtaking TV spots, a 2 1/2-minute extended version of which ran on MTV, barely mentioned the product, except for a flash of the swoosh logo. Instead, against a spare backdrop, they showed expert dribblers dexterously pounding basketballs and executing trick maneuvers. Call it basketballet. The squeak of their soles and the thump of rubber provided a primal, trance-inducing soundtrack (with some help from hip-hop legend Afrika Bambaataa). The message: Sport is music. Sport is dance. Sport is art. And so was this...
...always use some extra stimulus, and stocks rallied on Bush's we-have-a-deal and sold off on Daschle's not-yet-you-don't. But between Tuesday's good news about the housing market and Wednesday's continued comeback of the index of Leading Economic Indicators, the backdrop of this week's climactic wrangle is less and less one of urgency. (Although Friday morning's University of Michigan consumer sentiment report for the first half of December could spin things the other...
Yasser Arafat likes his helicopters. Real leaders, military leaders especially, get around by helicopter, and nothing suited the style of the khaki-clad Palestinian boss better than dropping in and out of places with a backdrop of rotors loudly beating, whipping up the air. Choppering between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Arafat's two disconnected realms, had the added advantage of sparing the Palestinian leader the humiliation of passing through Israeli checkpoints on the ground below...