Word: detailism
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When Knowles took over as interim dean this past July, he received the CPC subcommittee’s report on Shleifer. The dean has declined to detail the contents of the report or to say whether Shleifer has been punished, citing FAS policy against commenting on personnel matters...
...townhouse[an error occurred while processing this directive] is conspicuous only for its rust red shutters. But inside, it's a time capsule that re-creates life in London as it might have been lived between 1724 and 1919. Each room captures a different era, but the attention to detail never wavers: a discarded wig on a chair; a quill resting in an inkwell; crumpets toasting on a crackling fire; a half-filled chamber pot hidden under a chaise longue. Unlike most museums there are no cordoned-off areas - visitors are encouraged to roam freely. Hidden tape recordings...
Street lit profiles the black underworld in graphic detail. Like gangsta rap, street lit often has thieves, pushers and prostitutes as protagonists. And like gangsta rap in its heyday, street lit is hot business. In an industry that considers sales of 20,000 copies of a typical novel a success, gritty street-lit authors like K'wan are routinely doubling that number...
...Chanel show on Friday morning in Paris, several models appeared on the runway with pills of all shapes and sizes seemingly spilling down the fronts of their black chiffon minidresses. Pills were also strung along the gold chain handles of those famous quilted bags. It was just one small detail in a chic show, but somehow in this lackluster fashion season it resonated. Has fashion come to this: A medical emergency...
...News has a fascinating, nearly 3,000-word story on college-admissions consultants. There are 3,000 such consultants nationwide, according to their association, a number which has doubled in just the last few years. The YDN calls their advice "controversial" right in the headline, and goes on to detail a few students' experiences with the services. An IvyWise consultant says, "If a student is not making an impact, he or she is going to get lost in the shuffle. We help them put their passions...