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...about. Since being invaded by the crumbling Soviet Union in the 1980s, the nation has seen the collapse of a puppet communist government, the ravaging of its lands by militant groups called mujahideen, and the rise of the Taliban, one of the most notorious regimes in recent memory. A beacon of light following years of darkness, the US-led invasion in the wake of Sept. 11 failed to bring peace to the blood-stained country, serving only to reinstall some of the same vicious mujahideen that tore Afghanistan apart during the 1990s. But though the intricacies of the country have...
Govan, 44, solves problems for a living. An East Coast art star who is best known for his work turning an abandoned factory into the Dia Art Foundation's showplace in Beacon, N.Y., in 2003, he was hired 22 months ago to bring his magic to LACMA, a museum that even its most prominent backer, collector Eli Broad, calls "very tired...
...cluster of disparate buildings, linking them with walkways, plazas and gardens. Piano's design was in place before Govan's arrival, but he has already convinced the architect to rethink the museum's new entrance and brought in the sort of contemporary artists who helped put his Dia:Beacon on the international map. Chris Burden is readying more than 200 historic lampposts, and Robert Irwin is curating a garden of palm trees. If all goes according to plan, expect a 161-ft. (49 m) crane dangling a 70-ft. (21.3 m) train replica courtesy of Jeff Koons, plus...
...influence, Romney turned to Kennedy once again. "I asked for his help on certain legislators: 'Could you give a call on this one?'" Romney says. On March 22, 2006, Kennedy did more than that. He went to the floor of both the house and the senate on Beacon Hill and spoke in very personal terms about the battles with cancer his son and daughter had faced. "This whole issue in terms of universal and comprehensive care has always burned in my soul," Kennedy said. The Federal Government had failed the country on health care, he told the politicians , but "Massachusetts...
...says the latter.One of the group’s earliest and most infamous practices was their nighttime trips to serenade the young ladies of the Boston area.According to a Time Magazine article from March 29, 1943, their lantern-lit jaunts took Pierian members from Brattle Street to Beacon Hill. The HRO website quotes orchestra records from 1840:“It came to pass in the reign of Simon the King, that the Pierians did meet in the tabernacle. And lo! A voice was heard saying, Let us go serenading and they lifted up their voice...