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...titled “Hillside Preserve” and the other “Settlement.” The latter depicts the beginning of a process of development, with just a rectangle of construction interrupting a vast natural landscape. “Hillside Preserve,” in contrast, shows an almost infinite grid of houses and streets punctuated by a large, verdant oasis that rises above the flat expanse of development. Together, the photographs draw attention to the disheartening reality that the environment within the land preserve—now viewed as a rarity amidst suburban sprawl?...
...wooden structure, working on a long reed, absorbed in his activity. Likewise, it appears that Rockefeller became absorbed in his art, and the resulting photograph is captivating. Strong, thick lines of wood run up and across the photograph, stopping only to frame against the sky this man, who, in contrast to the rugged forms, works with an arresting fluidity.A photograph of four boys playing in long, dry grasses is even more striking. This photograph—characteristic of Rockefeller’s best images—combines compositional creativity and an emotional congruence with the subject, while forgoing the pretensions...
...latest Bond film, “Casino Royale,” James’ dame du jour presents an unfamiliarly prickly exterior, mounted atop armor as thick as the new Bond’s skull. In contrast to Daniel Craig’s cuboid appearance, Eva Green, who plays Vesper Lynd, looks remarkably like a pale rose—beautiful, but chilling. She rarely relinquishes control of a scene, digging her thorns deep into the film and filling holes in the spongy plot with a deep well of anger, love, and all that lies in between...
...Illinois, a Kafkaesque series of computer glitches, printing and labeling mistakes and human error by the testing company and state education officials have prevented schools from determining whether they made adequate yearly progress on reading and math exams taken by third through eighth graders last spring. Montana officials, by contrast, argue that their tardy score reporting was in fact planned. Regardless, the delays means that students in both states are unable to know officially whether they are eligible for free tutoring or to transfer to another school if they attend a failing school, as mandated under the reform law. While...
...German Pope was sounding a lot like his predecessor. During Benedict's speech alongside Turkey's head of religious affairs Ali Bardakoglu, the Pope cited "mutual respect and esteem," "human and spiritual unity" and the common heritage of Islam and Christianity as ancestors of Abraham. In marked contrast to the nasty historical quote he'd cited in Regensburg, the Pope referred to a warm 11th century meeting of Pope Gregory VII and a Muslim prince. Still smarting from Regensburg, Bardakoglu told the Pope: "The so-called conviction that the sword is used to expand Islam in the world and growing...