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...John Williams brought Christianity to Samoa in 1830, he could not have imagined the extent to which it would become enmeshed in the complex weave of Samoan society. Laupule Poutasi's fala su'i captures this perfectly. In this woven heirloom mat, masculine symbols of authority, including the royal coat of arms, are supremely feminized, including a pair of hibiscus flowers added by Poutasi's daughter Tusi Luafutu when she emigrated to Australia in 1991. It's quite clear who rules the roost. Played out in these textiles are imaginative alternate universes, where the deposed Pomare kings and queens...
...permanent homeless camps by the canal, visitors are greeted with far less cheer - and told to go "back down there if you want a show." Asked why his group seemed hostile to the homeless protest drawing so much attention to his plight, a bearded man in a heavy army coat waved his questioner brusquely away, and shook his head. "When they go, you'll go, everyone will go - right back where they came from," he replied, throwing a stick on his fire. "Us, we'll still be here. We're always here...
...Civil War-era documents during visits over a six-year period to the National Archives' Washington, D.C., facility. (Less than half of them have been recovered.) That same year, former Clinton national security adviser Samuel "Sandy" Berger was fined $50,000 after he pleaded guilty to stuffing into his coat pockets and walking out with classified counter-terrorism documents he'd been reviewing at the National Archives for his testimony before the 9/11 commission. (An Inspector General's report on the case, which was finally released on Wednesday, states that on one of his four visits to the Archives...
...river to put on the “Yale Sucks!” pants you special ordered and then forgot about, so planning ahead can really help. In order of importance, here are some things that will help any Crimson fan make the most of the weekend:1. A coat or blanket. You may laugh now, but when you’re doing shots of some unidentified alcohol just to stay warm because you’re frozen to a stadium seat, you’ll wish you had thought to wear something under that hilariously snide tee shirt. Weather.com...
...Give ‘em hell Al!” Marc Jacobs tote, and you’re ready to combat global warming, one carbon emitting clothing company at a time. 3. Miranda Priestly’s Dennis Basso black mink coat and Prada handbag, “The Devil Wears Prada”: Every girl needs at least one PETA-offending outfit. 4. Borat Sagdiyev’s Brigitewear thong swimsuit, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”: Kidding! 5. Olive Hoover’s brontosaurus t-shirt...