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...rainy afternoon at the Fogg, throngs of college students stand huddled together, examining the dust that had gathered under Moyra Davey’s bed.In “Long Life Cool White: Photographs by Moyra Davey,” on display at the Fogg Art Museum until June 30, New York City photographer Davey focuses her lens on everyday objects. These range from the humble—stacks of books and records, for example—to mundane substances such as dust.“Dust is something as an element that has always fascinated me,” Davey...
...Somali village of Doble, bombed Monday by a U.S. missile that killed four civilians, is not a nice place. When I drove along Somalia's southern border with Kenya last June with photographer Sven Torfinn, we found an area riddled with thorn scrub, dust roads and mistrust. Because of the Islamist militants' hold on the area, we were traveling with an escort of 20 gunmen, crammed into the back of two pickups. When we came across villages, Sven and I would stay in the car, hiding under headscarves drawn over our heads, pretending to be women. The destination...
...find the “Good Shepherd” scene—or the movie itself—to be very coherent.In the scene, when Damon is asked if he’s read Ovid, he replies with the quotation: “I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust. I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.”Schafer said that, given the context, the quotation seemed obscure. “If someone says, ‘Have you ever read...
...Harley-Davidson that is nostalgic and supports U.S. jobs," says Schwartz. "How could you leave something like that?" There is still some hand assembly, and a final inspector, Shirley, approves each product before shipping. "We are never the earliest developers of a technology," says Randall. "We wait for the dust to settle, and then the technology is mature enough...
...give students the opportunity to make art outside of established venues such as Sanders Theater or the Carpenter Center.But while these facilities are advertised as being open to all, some have gone unused in recent years, and relatively few students know of their existence.A few may soon stop collecting dust, however, as students, house tutors, and supportive house administrations seek to rejuvenate and re-imagine the possibilities and purposes of various house spaces. Chief among their goals is increasing student awareness not only of these renovated facilities but of their availability to those who aren’t world-class...