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...commodification of art by museums implied therein—by using cheap, everyday materials in their work. They stripped down their creative process to a kind of deadpan manufacturing, with little craftsmanship, no complexity of form and utterly straightforward construction. But this did not mean that they wished to destroy sculpture altogether. In fact, they seemed to think that some aspects of the viewer’s experience of sculpture were inherently valuable, and that the viewer-sculpture encounter should be celebrated. To this end—and also to conveniently complete the destruction of the sculpture-as-precious-object?...

Author: By Julian M. Rose, THE ANGEL OF POST-MODERNISM | Title: ‘Dependent Objects’ at the Busch-Resinger | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

...promising young actor and star of a hip Broadway show named Lease. After one show, he’s recruited by Spottswoode, a Hugh Hefner look-alike puppet that runs Team America: an elite group of commandos that, in the name of freedom and saving the day, invariably destroy everything around them whenever they leap into action. A double-major in acting and world languages, Gary is exactly the man Team America needs for their newest undercover operation: infiltrate the terrorists’ hideout in order to determine their heinous plans...

Author: By Steven N. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Film Review | 10/15/2004 | See Source »

...strategic symmetry of the standoff remains, today, the same as it was in the late 1980s: Palestinian violence is unable to pose any strategic threat to Israel or to roll back its occupation; Israel's vastly superior military resources are unable to destroy either the traditional Palestinian nationalist movement nor its more militant rivals. Neither side can prevail through force, and periods of calm simply punctuate bouts of increasingly bitter violence. Sooner or later, Arafat will die, or be removed in some way from his position of power. But that may not substantially alter the strategic logjam...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sharon, Arafat, Kerry and Bush | 10/13/2004 | See Source »

...Rwanda, Kosovo, Bosnia or Sudan. In a post-9/11 world of terrorism, black-market nukes and bioweapons, the U.S. is the best hope for Australian security - and the world's - says Downer. America's "unrivaled intelligence and military resources provide the most potent weaponry to disrupt and destroy the terrorists. Through the alliance, these vast resources are exploited for the protection of all Australians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brothers in Arms | 10/7/2004 | See Source »

...He’s trying to destroy our constitution! Don’t you see, people?” yelled Tory Harrison, a member of the LaRouche group...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nader Defends Decision To Run | 10/5/2004 | See Source »

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