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...Yunupingu, like the Aboriginal art movement that spawned her, is a force of nature. Arriving late to painting, the 59-year-old spent a lifetime listening to the stories of her father, the distinguished artist Munggur-ruwuy, helping to translate the Bible into the local Gumatj language, and assisting brother Mandawuy, lead singer of the band Yothu Yindi, to organize the annual celebration of Yolngu culture, Garma, before picking up the brush just six years ago. What her father told her came spilling out in a painted universe of stars, gan'yumirri garak, and from next month her work will...
...world old enough to recall the wreck; in Shrewsbury, Mass. The intensely private Asplund was 5 when the ship sank in the North Atlantic. She spoke publicly about the ordeal only once, saying she was forever haunted by the memory of her father and three of her brothers, who died, standing at the ship's railings as she, another brother and their mother were taken away in a lifeboat...
...mind. They fear for their lives because they know most criminals arrested in New Orleans end up back on the street. In 2004, Keisha Robinson, 29, was gunned down in broad daylight in front of her house shortly after she had testified before a grand jury investigating her younger brother's killing. Police can't be sure why she was attacked, since they never arrested anyone for her murder. But it was perceived by many as a revenge killing. Two months before, Ryan Smith, a key witness in another murder case, was shot dead outside his workplace. Prosecutors, lacking witnesses...
...Nike. "We're very happy with our position," says Don Remlinger, Nike's global soccer chief. "If it's making others uncomfortable, that's not our issue." Some of that business came from Adidas; a lot came from Puma, once a dominant soccer brand (started by Dassler's brother) and now enjoying its own renaissance. Smaller brands were crushed under the weight of the marketing spending by the two big guys...
...dorm, getting ready to study for finals and go about life as a student,” Cohen said with a laugh. “A guy who’d graduated said, ‘you guys made the playoffs.’ So I called my brother and he said, ‘I think we made the tournament.’”And as happy as the team is that they’ll get to play at least one more game, the players are quick to realize that the postseason will begin with Harvard...