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...When it comes to human endeavor, of course, there is no such thing as permanence - something the exhibition poignantly illustrates. Even under the care of the world's best curators, the paint on some of the icons has begun to chip. Cormack says an embossed icon of St. Michael and several ivories from St. Mark's Basilica in Venice are so fragile they will probably never be allowed to travel again. Even Yeats' beloved mechanical nightingales are long gone; we know of them only through accounts from their time...
...watched.Part of the significance of Home Movie Day comes from its emphasis on movies made on film. With the growth of digital video technology, which is cheaper and easier to use, home movies made on film are becoming rare artifacts. Kate Bergeron, who works in the Harvard Office of Human Resources, also participated in the event and admitted that though she still makes home movies, they are now all on video. For Bergeron, the switch from film to video has had both positive and negative effects. “Though with film there was always the danger you would leave...
Cougars, tigers, and killers, oh my! What do you get when you strand a band in the desert with a couple of amps, some lighting rigs, and a few carnivorous land animals? The Killers’ latest video for their new single “Human,” of course. Despite the rather random concept of this short (a mix of Discovery Channel and Siegfried and Roy), the stark setting and lack of narrative definitely highlights their most obvious talent—live performance. And those who have followed this group since their formative days of indie hair...
...more, leading to what is essentially the big lesson of the story: in Hollywood, one day you’re up and the next you’re down. Since the world has never heard that one before, this movie is sure to give viewers important insight into the human condition. Or, more likely, it will simply bore them with its trite message. Where Levinson and De Niro so brilliantly portrayed the absurdity of Hollywood’s power in their 1997 collaboration “Wag the Dog,” the same theme—along with...
...After obtaining assurances from the local officials in Somalia that they'd be put on trial and that their human rights would be respected, we delivered them to the custody of local authorities," said French Defense Ministry spokesman General Christian Baptiste. "This operation is sending a message to pirates in the region that continuing their activity will be getting more dangerous and expensive for them...