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...cautious contingency planning that marked, and sometimes paralyzed, many of the corporate lawyers--Cyrus Vance, James Baker, Warren Christopher--who once held her job. Consequently, she urged intervention in Kosovo without worrying too much about either the geostrategic ramifications (how it would affect Russia, China, Macedonia, Greece, et al.) or about game planning all the contingencies (how to cope with a horrific tide of refugees and be ready to use ground troops if Milosevic was defiant...
...fault, but it goes a long way toward fixing the imbalance in Americans' views of their own past art--a bias summarized in the silly idea that American modernism was creeping around in larval form until after World War II, when Pollock, de Kooning et al. spread their redeeming wings...
...what happens? Bezos et al. are catching flak from the same quarters for not caring about profits! Hardly a day goes by that some pundit doesn't blast Net managers for spending recklessly or building without an eye toward making money. The now-stale-but-ever-prevalent knock against the e-companies goes like this: Sure, all well and good, but talk to me when they can make money, if ever. These businesses are worthless until they can make a profit...
...While I wouldn't mind the monetary stipend that would come with winning the pool (note to Harvard College officials, the IRS, et. al.: this is not gambling. This is gaming.), it is not the sole reason I want to be the victor...
...last of the firsts. A paradox of sorts. Well, really, a ballet of sorts. The Festival of Firsts ends tonight. Performances include the company premiere of Le Jeun Homme et la Mort, with music by Johann Sebastian Bach and choreography by Roland Petit, and the world premieres of Bachianas, choreography by Daniel Pelzig, and Corybantic, choreography by Christopher Wheeldon of the New York City Ballet. The Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston...