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...When one of them dies, the hour seems very late. Even so, Harrison's death is not a shot to the heart, as Lennon's was. It was Lennon's murder that truly snuffed out the baby-boomer fantasy of eternal youth. If the presiding imp of the golden 1960s could be snatched away so suddenly, what hope was there for the rest of us? Harrison's death, however premature, feels different. It is more in the ordinary course of things, a reminder that the simple passage of time is all that will be needed to complete the work that...
...settling upon puritanical Modernism as the official style of fat and happy capitalism. Mies was a big part of the reason. He arrived in New York at age 52, with little English but with the powerful support of the Museum of Modern Art. Philip Johnson, now the gray imp of American architecture but then MOMA's architecture curator, devoted important shows to Mies and connected him with wealthy patrons. One was Phyllis Bronfman Lambert, who later became the founding director of the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Toronto and has now organized the Whitney show. In 1954 she persuaded...
...Winners DUDLEY MOORE Queen dubs the comic imp Commander of the British Empire. If England is invaded, Moore vows to make his piano cabaret act extra witty BILL CLINTONE X-Prez, deemed a politician not an entertainer, won't have to pay taxes on his U.K. speaking fees?unless he says something really funny BOY GEORGE Culture Clubber, celebrating his 40th, publishes the Karma Cookbook. That helps make up for decades of dressing like an Amish belly dancer
...They've got "no good explanation" for soaring 47-Down prices in the Midwest 29. Party that could bring down Barak's government 32. Some physicians are pressing this org. to seek a moratorium on capital punishment 33. Like the Kalahari 34. Part of R.S.V.P. 35. Plaza Hotel imp 37. Reagan Treasury Secretary 39. Suit materials 43. Adlai's '56 running mate 46. "That's the __ of my worries" 47. Long-jawed swimmers 49. It has accepted a plan to end its two-year-old border war 51. Jessye Norman specialty 52. Jackie's dress designer 53. Faberge creation...
...sculpture by a top swimmer, or a track star in an a cappella group. The newly-built Spencer Art Building is the home for many a budding artist, and a cappella is hugely popular: there are presently nine different groups. One of Williams' special offerings is Independent Music Project (IMP), which allows student composers to create and perform works for the community. Theater, too, can attract a good portion of the school. And just a few weeks ago, the location for the new Performing Arts Center was chosen: the popular African dance group Kusika, along with the Dance Company, will...