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...other side of the park, under the gazebo, David Phillips’ “Beach Fragments” go almost unnoticed. The bronze medallions contain a mix of imagery drawn from marine biology, astronomy, particle physics, and even music, featuring a line from Debussy’s “La Mer.” But it is the nearby “Never Green Tree” which rightfully ends up stealing the spotlight. Former Graduate School of Design professor William Wainwright’s “Never Green Tree” is a unique and innovative...
...scrutiny. On Thursday, Feb. 4, the Senate Banking Committee held its second hearing in a week on President Obama's proposal to keep banks, which hold federally insured deposits, from engaging in such risky businesses as proprietary trading and hedge-fund and private-equity-fund investing (all three activities contain some element of trading or investing for the firm's own account, possibly employing leverage). Many have dismissed the so-called Volcker rule, which Obama named for former Federal Reserve chairman and current presidential adviser Paul Volcker (who has championed the proposal), as unnecessary. They say proprietary trading played...
Towards the end of the game, frustration played a major part in the penalties. But several fouls earlier in the game occurred because Harvard struggled to contain BC’s fast attackers. Overall, a lack of discipline buried the Crimson...
...Play, also based on a six-part BBC political thriller, and also starring an Oscar winner (Russell Crowe) in need of a hit. Tip to Hollywood remakers who try synopsizing the madly complex plot of an acclaimed British mini: at least change the title so it doesn't contain two bland nouns separated by an of; titles like Edge of Darkness and State of Play are foggy and instantly forgettable. Second tip: Don't bother. (See the best movies, TV, books and theater of the past decade...
...league's seventh best player at his position makes the cut, let alone make the case for watching it. This weekend, football fans will be programming their DVRs - most likely to record some other channel - when David Garrard, quarterback for the 7-9 Jacksonville Jaguars, plods onto the field. Contain your excitement if you can: it's time for the Pro Bowl, the NFL's woeful attempt to match the popularity of baseball and basketball's all-star games...