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...education came in 1966, studying with one of the great American furniture makers, James Krenov.) Sometimes his pieces resemble hybrids of basketry and cooperage. A beautiful example is Brunhilde, 1998-2000, an open-form cage of intricately fitted cedar slats, a mysterious baglike structure that seems to inflate with breath--like a Wagnerian soprano, says Puryear, filling her lungs for the big aria. And then there are the purely organic forms, which derive from nests, seedpods, flower stems, birds' bones or marine protozoa. An example is his big red-cedar-and-pine piece, Plenty's Boast...
...scarier than you thought up there?and it has nothing to do with the dangers spelled out on the safety card in the seat pocket in front of you. The new concerns swirling around air travel concern high levels of cosmic radiation, the questionable quality of the air we breath in cabins, disease-causing microbes and the famously cramped seating that once seemed something to merely peeve about, not die from. Exactly what risks we face when flying is the subject of an increasingly acrimonious debate among airlines, flight attendants' unions, consumer groups and passengers. "Aircraft have been called incubators...
...Another potential problem relates to barometric pressure. Most aircraft cabins are pressurized to the equivalent of an altitude up to 2,400 m. Anyone who has gone mountain trekking knows that shortness of breath, dizziness and even fainting can occur at such levels on earth. For passengers with a heart or lung condition, the problem could be more severe in the air. (They should consult their doctor before flying.) But airlines resist increased pressurization on economic and technical grounds. "I'd have no wish to fly in an airplane trying to maintain sea-level pressure," says Perry. "You would need...
...think Strangelove is by far the better movie. By implying that I like both movies, I’m not trying to lionize the creator of Beavis and Butthead at the expense of Kubrick’s genius. Obviously, I know that mentioning both movies in the same breath is a general insult to the former and an unnecessary aggrandizement of the latter. Then again, from what I’ve heard from fellow interns and seen for myself, Judge’s oeuvre is much more timely and hits much closer to home for those in my generation than...
...were too timid to imagine. From the early work of Walt Disney (a pen draws a cute mouse) to the computer stylings of Pixar's John Lasseter (a mouse draws a toy cowboy), a good animator is a true creator--almost the Creator--and animation is God's breath; it makes movies move. Kids knew this: their first film was often a Disney animated feature. In the dark cathedral they giggled, cried, were transported. It was a good place to learn astonishment...