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...part to two researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). Since 1985, Margaret Geller and John Huchra have been meticulously crafting a three-dimensional map that charts the positions of thousands of galaxies. Last week, in the journal Science, they presented their latest map of one small chunk of the visible universe, and the findings are startling...
...laid those fears to rest. Singing before an odd mix of ties and tie-dyes at the Boston Opera House, Dylan stormed through a hard-edged set that emphasized his independence and uncompromising nature. His band was tight, his guitar sounded terrific, and he even threw in a large chunk of the old songs that made him famous. If this seems like a good recipe for a concert, it was. Sort...
Battery Park City may be the ultimate in recycling: 24 acres of earth that were scooped out to build the giant World Trade Center a block away were dumped on the marshy edge of the Hudson River, forming the nucleus of a new 92-acre chunk of land. And -- hallelujah! -- the river, which most New Yorkers rarely glimpse, has been given back to the people, as Battery Park City embraces the wide and wonderful Hudson. The shore has been beribboned by a sculpture-studded esplanade, a mile-long stroll leading to the South Cove. There, grasses and boulders are untamed...
Trump, who owns a sizable chunk of the city, conveniently popped up on her first visit. Painton had booked a flight aboard the Trump Air helicopter service, only to discover the tycoon himself was a passenger. Trump pointed out the town's attractions and even gave her a ride from the airport in his limousine. On other visits, Painton traveled less grandly aboard the buses that carry many of the millions of gamblers who constitute Atlantic City's primary source of income...
...renown, a warm and witty retrospective show of his work is now on view at the American Crafts Museum in New York City. "Full Circle" presents 43 of Nakashima's best pieces, from a battered 1944 teak coffee table to a masterly 1983 music stand whose top is a chunk of maple burl, complete with holes and fissures...