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...Seen together, the most striking works that emerged out of Rodin and Claudel's long entanglement make a fever chart of their afflicted romance. At its height they both produced delirious representations of sexual passion. The acrobatic lovers of Rodin's I Am Beautiful -the male figure hoists a bundled woman into the air-are emblems of himself and her. So are the dancers in the erotic cyclone that is Claudel's The Waltz...
Lead author Dr. Elsie M. Taveras—an instructor at HMS and director of a pediatric obesity-prevention program at Children’s Hospital in Boston—and other researchers recorded the children’s weight, height, physical activity, and the frequency with which they consumed restaurant-served fried foods...
...color) glazed terra-cotta sculpture of an elaborately dressed man with bulging eyes, a handlebar moustache and full beard. Obviously he is not Han Chinese, and that's what makes figures from the vibrant Tang dynasty so interesting. During this period, trade along the Silk Route was at its height, and foreigners, like this Central Asian carrying a cornucopia-shaped wine vessel, were welcomed and valued at the cosmopolitan capital, Xi'an. When the Tang dynasty disintegrated, the northern Khitan tribe established the Liao dynasty around Beijing. It is represented here by two extraordinary gilded funeral masks - you can tell...
...portrayal of an uncommonly animalistic female sexuality. And yet this devouring, voyeuristic female role is a lens through which to comment on the harm of social divisions. It’s a conclusion reached through the unusual device of maintaining Lulu’s overt sexuality from the height of her social stature through her decline and fall. Lulu embodies the commonality that bonds humanity: the sexual craving...
...Unfortunately, the Solstice's curb-appeal loses its luster once you take the car for a spin. Like many a roadster it is shamelessly impractical. Drivers under 6 ft. may feel visually challenged, since one sits a few inches above ground and Pontiac skimped on a height-adjuster for the seats. Rear visibility is fine with the roof down, but when it's up the glass rear window provides minimal views. The cockpit feels sports-car Spartan; our test car featured a two-tone "sand-and-steel, " design scheme, with a five-speed manual shifter...