Word: descent
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...large for the allotted number of works, forming a disjointed sampling—rather than a comprehensive collection—of photographs. DECEPTIVELY SMALL Curated by Kimberly Masteller, assistant curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art, the exhibition presents different styles of photography taken by artists of South Asian descent. Paradoxically, the show manages to be too broad and still remain quite small: It has a total of six framed photographs. The show is meant to complement “Overlapping Realms: Arts of the Islamic World and India, 900-1900,” and is housed in the same...
...Ultimately, Hargrove voted for Virginia's apology measure, which was passed in February and acknowledges that abolition was followed by "insidious institutions and practices toward Americans of African descent that were rooted in racism, racial bias and racial misunderstanding." Put more simply, the Maryland resolution seems to imply that discrimination against blacks hurts everyone: "Slavery's legacy has afflicted the citizens of our state down to the present...
...After an hour in the air, the plane started its descent into JFK. It is one thing to see a whale fly but remember how all that weight splashes down? From the window, the airport runway seemed to approach rapidly. Then the tires hit the ground, causing a deep rumble. A split-second panic: would those little wheels give way? A few people winced as the aircraft shuddered and swayed and the A380 slowed down. The great white whale had landed...
...much darker, but he added that the face had been badly damaged. Hembree also interviewed Bill Taylor, an employee at the crematorium where the bodies were cremated. He said he had seen the entire body of the female victim and described her as a young woman of Asian descent, in her 30s and about the same height as the male victim. Gerber's wife is from the Philippines but is 58 years old and about a half-foot shorter than Gerber. Taylor also noted that the man's skin was very dark and that he had dark hair...
...eliminations. Although the left-leaning Spinetta is no fan of job cuts (and avoided them in turning Air France around), he's not likely to propose any deal until politicians in Rome clearly signal they'll let a new owner do what's necessary to halt Alitalia's descent. "Air France has already had to battle politicians and unions to survive once. It's not going to get itself into the same situation again," says Derocles...