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With a soft techno beat throbbing in the background, waiters glide about the room offering canapés with champagne or, for the pious, glasses of orange juice. Men in business suits or jeans mix with women, some wearing above-the-knee skirts, some in long dresses and head scarves. It's a typical soirée for Cairo's well-heeled set, yet tonight there's more than the usual Middle East-meets-West twist. The revelers are here to toast an unlikely creative marriage, between Egyptian artist Azza Fahmy, who has spent decades reviving Arab jewelry traditions...
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced a series of major reforms to the American public education system. In an address to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, he proposed increased spending for the hiring of new teachers as well as greater funding for Head Start and other early childhood education programs. Especially promising, his plan would institute merit pay for teachers in up to 150 school districts, lift the limits on charter schools that exist in some states, and make it easier for schools to fire underperforming teachers. We are encouraged by President Obama’s commitment...
...point. High points include a murky rendition of the Electric Eels’ “Accident,” filled out with sloppy, half-improvised guitar solos and plenty of feedback, as well as the similarly electrocuted Richard Hell favorite, “The Kid With The Replaceable Head.” A gnashing, two-part race through the Beach Boys’ early single, “Shut Down,” and a punchy one-off of the Zantee’s “So Easy Baby” are so catchy they?...
...case the message was not clear, seniors, please give. Our takeaway from the video was that all donations go directly to the Queen's Head, and we endorse that purpose wholeheartedly. Next year we'll do a parody of "I'm on a boat" and call it even...
...presentation, Gomes raised the possibility of rewarding the work of student performers and artists with academic credit. “Is it unthinkable? Have you given any thought to this?” Gomes asked as he waved a copy of the crimson report near his head. Greenblatt observed that students already had opportunities to create works of art for academic credit in departments like visual and environmental studies. But the proposal to extend academic recognition to all artistic endeavors would require serious pedagogical considerations, Greenblatt said, though he added that the suggestion was not “unthinkable...