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Designed by the French, bombed by the Americans and never appreciated by the Russians, Hanoi not so long ago was written off by outsiders as a crumbling bunker for Vietnam's communist leaders. No more. These days the capital's colonial villas and tree-lined boulevards catch the sentimental eye of nearly every Westerner who visits. Australian, British and French ministers have made Hanoi's renovation a personal cause. U.S. Senator John Kerry spent a good portion of a November 1994 visit outlining plans for a ``reconstruction fund'' with the city's chief architect. ``Hanoi is a real asset...
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. 280 The Fenway, Boston. 566-1401. Through June 4. "Dennis Miller Bunker and His Circle" features more than 30 works of Bunker and some of the most celebrated names in American painting in the late 19th century...
Through June 4. "Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist." Featuring 50 of the artist's finest works, this exhibition will be the first comprehensive exhibition accompanied by an extensive catalogue. Through May 7. "Emil Nolde: The Painter'sPrints." Nolde, known for his vibrantly coloredoil paintings and water-colors, will be the focusof the first major U.S. exhibition of one of thegreatest modern German artists. The exhibitionwill include 40 watercolors from American publicand private collections...
...extraordinarily difficult while comfortably ensconced in a Harvard aerie, with a magnificent view of one's kingdom--a view which reminds one of all which is at stake--to press for substantive change. Thus, any change will, of necessity, come from the margins...Littauer's basement, the Hilles bunker and until recently, the first floor of Langdell...
...building itself looks like a top-heavyconcrete bunker. It is perhaps one of the onlystructures in Boston that could have been designedby David Koresh. Look closely and you might seeMayor Menino with a rifle in one of the upperwindows. When the revolution comes, City Hall willbe the last to fall...