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...IAMM is a gorgeous monument to the porous qualities of Islamic culture. With its elegant restaurant, storytelling sessions for children and calligraphy workshops, the museum is a neat expression of Islam Hadhari, or "civilizational Islam," Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's campaign to promote a moderate, modern version of the faith. Designed by Italian and Malaysian architects, the building is a bright, white and sleek place, with fountains, courtyards and a huge inverted gold-and-white dome hanging from the ceiling. "We wanted natural light, to make the place seem open and inviting, especially for non-Muslims," says de Guise...
...original iPhone was a high-tech indulgence. From its gorgeous touchscreen to its classy Web browser, it set a new bar for the look and feel of mobile phones. Naysayers nitpicked about its technical shortcomings - and its top-shelf price - but its breakthrough design won it millions of fans nonetheless...
...greater use of his noodle-shop skills in the climactic fight. And although Black's loud, friendly, shambling screen personality makes a smooth transference to panda form, I wish Po were more persuasively drawn; visually, he's the least interesting character. But the menagerie that surrounds him is a gorgeous one. And the movie's message - that strength and discipline can't be taught, but must be discovered within - has a wise heart that matches the movie's art. That's the secret ingredient for an animated feature. That and some sublime kung-furious panda-monium...
...this piece isn’t about my awful travails in Anke’s (admittedly gorgeous)apartment. It’s about why I stayed so long, and why I finally decided to leave. Even as I realized that I was miserable during those first four weeks, even as I walked to work crying one day, even as friends from the U.S. came to visit and confirmed how rude Anke was to me, I never thought of moving. Three words in particular kept coming into my thoughts: “Stick it out, stick...
...Reilly in particular had been “gorgeous and very popular,” with many suitors, Radcliffe friend Helena F. Lewis ’58 said...