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...tribunals exist and function for very different reasons than those underpinning the ICC. They are instruments of powerful nations for imposing a solution to a limited and particular problem. The Nuremburg trials and the Rwandan and Yugoslav war crimes tribunals are all attempts by strong nations to impose some sort of settlement on an unresolved, horrific injustice that moved the strong nations to outrage. It is the force and motivation sparked by this outrage that enables them to function in the absence of laws, procedures, and institutions for enforcing “international justice...
Another alternative bit of casting alters the role of the preternatural witches. The three Weird Sisters already function as Macbeth’s narrative motor as they prophecize Macbeth’s regal ascension, which he uses to justify his murders in the play’s first half. Later, they tell of Macbeth’s eventual fall, which he misinterprets as predicting the longevity of his reign...
Praising or condemning this work is a little foolhardy, because the presentation, in serving its function as a lesson to architectural students, focuses on Cruz and Ortiz’s process. An appreciation for the full weight and human implications of their work can only come from a visit to the structures themselves. The GSD attempts to fill that void by displaying coffee table books directly relating to the subject matter, but the exhibit still feels a little unsatisfying. “Cruz y Ortiz” remains a compelling intellectual exercise of minimalist space creation, if only an exercise...
There is an understated elegance to the writing that enriches the flow of the story. It is never overtly flashy, never sacrificing function for form. When describing a girl with a penchant for eccentric dress, for example, Hank comments that “she claims she’s Goth, but she just reminds me of a car wreck that you go by on the Interstate. No matter what you see, it’s impossible to turn your eyes away...
...sits down on a worn burgundy sofa. “I’m not sure what I do. I do research. I watch people,” Kaptchuk muses. “The world I was trained in is pre-scientific. I try to use my training to function in both worlds.” A Columbia graduate, Kaptchuk became interested in alternative and Chinese traditional medicine in the sixties. “I didn’t want to do anything that could be considered collaboration,” he says, explaining the maverick tendencies that...