Word: branching
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...family of diaper-clad tot Cory Elliott - whose bobbing to Beyoncé's "Single Ladies" has garnered 4.3 million views since January - acted fast by grabbing the domain SingleBabies.com and lining up a greeting-card site as a sponsor. But Cory's dad Chester says he has hopes to branch out beyond Beyoncé. "I'm sure with the moves I've seen [Cory] pull, we'll get something pretty good," Elliott says. "He just always does them when I don't have a camera...
Were they right to feel so flattered? In theory, the Vatican’s decision to extend the olive branch to the arts apparatchik couldn’t have been more admirable. Interactions between those who peg themselves as God’s messengers, and those more inclined to say with Diego Rivera that “I’ve never believed in God, but I believe in Picasso,” have historically been not-quite-ideal—to put it mildly. (Remember the Inquisition?) Benedict himself picked up on this, drawing on the language of motivational...
Perhaps that’s what’s worth keeping in mind: that the distance from olive branch to fig leaf is only yea big. Aiming deliberately for spirituality or beauty may be missing the point. Often, it’s actually the most “sacrilegious,” boundary-testing works that most stretch thinking—and ultimately strengthen belief. In some sense, Benedict’s get-together did acknowledge this; if art can “enslave” us, it can also save us. (The Pope even floated the idea...
...founders said they also hope to launch a non-profit branch to provide similar services to students who cannot afford the fees charged on CollegeConfidant.com...
Porter serves as an adviser to a wide array of industries and governments. His clients range from the U.S. Executive Branch, to national leaders in Singapore and Rwanda, to the Boston...