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...Steichen Lives in Photography, which opened this week at Paris' Jeu de Paume, begins with a giant 5 m by 4 m shot of Manhattan's George Washington bridge. Feel free to make your own analogies. After all, Steichen (1879-1973) bridged the transition from photography's early soft-focus, pictorialist style to crisp modernism. He also linked the art world between New York and Paris, and made his own life a bridge from artist to critic to commercial photographer to museum curator. He has been hailed as the greatest photographer of the 20th century, and the Jeu de Paume...
...nice place for students to go and at least get acknowledged in some way for spending a great deal of time in the dramatic arts” said Scanlan, who is also a professor of the practice of theatre. The new secondary fields come as administrators focus new attention on the arts. University President Drew G. Faust has pledged to reexamine the place of the arts at Harvard. According to Humanities Center Director Homi K. Bhabha, overtures have been made to two leading professors of drama to teach at Harvard, though he declined to name them. Former Faculty of Arts...
...said Research Fellow at the Belfer Center Hassan Abbas, who served on both Musharraf and Bhutto’s administrations. Abbas said that Bhutto, unlike the increasingly unpopular Musharraf, could initiate dialogue and reconciliation to address the rising problem of terrorism and Islamic radicalism. He added that Musharraf focused more on military solutions instead of diplomacy. Musharraf’s waning public support has provided Bhutto with an opportunity to return to power. If Bhutto hopes to be reelected she will have to galzanize a deeply divided Pakistan that has come to question Bhutto’s intentions in returning...
...tallied two assists. Sophomore Sean Mitchell wrapped up the scoring with a goal and assist of his own to give the Crimson a comfortable victory. While the Camels weren’t as strong of an adversary as some of Harvard’s earlier opponents, the Crimson stayed focused and used its depth to win impressively at Blodgett. “You can never look past any opponent,” Farrar said. “You have to focus on the game at hand. It was great to see some unselfish play out there and [this game...
...fair, the film deserves credit for being the first major motion picture to focus on the United States’ policy of so-called “extraordinary rendition.” The policy allows for the transfer of detained individuals to another country where the laws regarding their treatment—including the use of torture—may differ from those of the United States. Extremely relevant in today’s post-9/11 atmosphere, exploring the topic through cinema is an admirable notion...