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The chaos of postwar Iraq forced U.S. troops to wage alleyway fights with insurgents while trying to rebuild a war-torn nation--neither of which can be accomplished in 70-ton M1 tanks. Instead, commanders turned to the successor to the jeep, the 20-year-old High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Safe Are Our Troops? | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

As the insurgency intensified, soldiers in Iraq began replacing the humvees' canvas doors with metal plates, draping Kevlar fabric over the seats and lining the floors with sandbags. Slowly but surely, the Pentagon began outfitting soft-skinned humvees with 1,000-lb. Armor Survivability Kits--which protect passengers from ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Safe Are Our Troops? | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

There’s a new painting up in the modern and contemporary gallery of the Fogg. Or perhaps “painting” is too strong a word. The 2001 work, Dorian Gray by the American artist Martin Kline, at first glance looks remarkably like a gigantic black...

Author: By Julian M. Rose, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Tale of Two Paintings | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

One of the most striking facets of the play is its stage design. The action takes place on a field of blinding plain white, giving the stage the feel of a canvas. “Play” is almost the wrong word for what is to occur there?...

Author: By Eric L. Fritz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Updated Medea Frames in Double Vision | 12/3/2004 | See Source »

And we’ve heard how California’s der gropen fuehrer has turned his considerable charms on sleepy, star-struck Sacramento—that under a canvas tent outside the state capitol, surrounded by sculptures and pictures of himself, the self-described “biggest star...

Author: By Brian M. Goldsmith, | Title: Terminating California's Future | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

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