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...time he died of heart failure two years ago at the age of 41, he had built a reputation as a one-man barbaric yawp. His sprawling installations were teeming, swaggering, messy, obscene, obscure and beyond sexist. In their superabundant way, they were also irresistible. His 2002 funfest, The Grand Machine/THEAREOLA, which gets it own spacious room at the Whitney, is a meditation on '70s porn star Marilyn Chambers incorporated into a sort of ramshackle karaoke-CD factory...
...hungry students burst into a sprint, eager to be among the first burrito enthusiasts to taste the offerings of the Square’s latest entrée into the world of fast-food Mexican: Chipotle. Chipotle—the Denver-based burrito chain—is hosting its grand opening today. Yesterday, the restaurant handed out free burritos from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., serving thousands of students, local residents and Chipotle devotees who made pilgrimages from around the area, despite the rain. At times, the waiting time to get one of the hot, tin-foiled wrapped burritos topped...
...Greek historian Herodotus - describe a city that extended for 14 miles (23 km) in each direction, divided in the middle by the mighty Euphrates, and fortified by five sun-dried mud-brick walls, each up to 23 ft. (7 m) thick. The walls guarded a spectacular inner city, whose grand streets ran parallel to the river. Between 1899 and 1917, German archeologists unearthed decorative elements that demonstrate the importance of Nebuchadnezzar's cosmic vision. Along Babylon's main thoroughfare, the Processional Way, there were palaces whose glazed bricks were adorned with 120 images of lions to honor Ishtar, the goddess...
...misfortune and perhaps serve as a warning to the papacy in Rome about the perils of its own sinful ways. By the end of the 17th century, the myth had reemerged in a more utopian form, as scientists and artists exalted man's ability to conceive and carry through grand projects: the tower becomes a unifying force, and images show people holding hands around the unwavering structure...
...investigation, it promulgates “charges” and begins to assemble a formal case. Only once a full, written charge has been issued is the student brought into the fold. Before the student is even apprised of the situation, the Board has already acted as investigator, grand jury, and prosecutor...