Word: butlerism
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...There's no law in place, no government, no one to police the seas," said Paul Butler, operations director for EDS, a private maritime security firm based in France. International regulations make it difficult for law-abiding freight ships and yachts to carry weapons, often leaving them sitting ducks. It's a big lure for pirates, as 80% of the world's cargo is carried...
...invisible sculptures"--areas of blank space annotated with short, evocative written descriptions--defied the accepted notions of visual art well before such challenges became common practice among her peers. And when Eugenia Butler did explore physical media, she maintained her dedication to the provocative and at times discomfiting. My Last Museum Piece, her 2003 reprise of an original 1969 work, consisted of a huge, clear plastic ball, its interior smeared with honey and buzzing with captive flies. She suffered a brain hemorrhage...
Located in a 170-year-old club, the sort of place where a butler might be on standby to hold a drink for a member as he takes a shot in the billiards room, the restaurant La Terraza del Casino in central Madrid reeked of stuffy formality. So it seemed like a daring choice to put the eclectic Spanish artist Jaime Hayon, known for reimagining Lladró's porcelain collectibles, in charge of the redesign. But chef Paco Roncero, who worked at the famed El Bulli, was a fan and wanted Hayon to match the restaurant's décor with...
...thing for certain: I didn’t apply to Harvard because my parents went here. I applied because Natalie Portman went here. Maybe the Admissions department should take that into account. If I were just following the family, I’d be at Butler now.Alexandra A. Petri ’10 is a classics and English and American literature and languages concentrator in Eliot House. Her column appears on alternate Tuesdays...
FIREPLACE BUTLER Matthew Ryan, 27 Taj Boston Duties: Customizes fireplaces with woods selected from a menu The fun part: Helping guests relax in a cozy environment. "Some guests will stay in their rooms all night and sit by the fire...