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Rose Valland looked nondescript - an ideal trait for a spy. Gray and unglamorous, with black-rimmed glasses that gave her a perpetual frown, she was virtually invisible to the Nazis who, in 1940, were using the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris as a depot for thousands of plundered art masterpieces on their way to Germany. While working in a menial maintenance job, Valland eavesdropped on her Nazi bosses as they catalogued looted Vermeers and Rembrandts, and shipped them off to the private collections of top Nazis. Choice pieces were earmarked for the grand Führermuseum, which Adolf...
...Maybe they won’t want to sit down with us. But they’ll see us, and get the sense that maybe, they could come out, too.”It’s this struggle that suggests that life for gay students is far from ideal. And while the portrait of a legendary bigot lurking on the walls of a house led by gay masters may seem like a twisted sign of progress, the realities of gay life here may indicate that it’s more a sad allegory than an ironic joke...
...senior administrators, “broader oversight” sounds like just what the doctor ordered.If the position of dean of the College is indeed to receive a much-needed infusion of authority and autonomy—which we hope is the case—then Hammonds is the ideal candidate to occupy this role. The learning curve before her is steep, but considering the challenges facing the undergraduate community, the College stands to benefit enormously from her demonstrated ability to spearhead progress within the context of the entire University, not just the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...Ideal Date: Yes please...
...even lower. "All reporters do is observe and criticize," Clinton biographer John F. Harris wrote, summarizing their views. "They don't do anything." Political enemies at least stand for something. As polls routinely show, much of the American public shares this low regard, which makes the media an ideal enemy for a politician to take on in a tight campaign...