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Californian Jane Kimball never planned to write a book or start a website. But one $15 engraved brass vase inspired a collection of more than 700 pieces and the pursuit of the stories behind them. The vase--originally a 1915 German artillery shell--is an example of trench art, mostly produced in World War I but still being made in Kosovo today. It has recently taken off as a hot commodity and subject of scholarship: the first book on trench art was published in April by Nicholas Saunders of University College London, and an exhibition opened in May in France...
...After three hits (the third was Doc Pomus? "Plain Jane"), Darin could have been pegged as a smarter Bronx version of Frankie Avalon and other Philadelphia Italians Clark was promoting; or maybe a less handsome relative of teen throb James Darren. But Bobby had two things they didn?t: a facility for songwriting and the old-fashioned ambition to go legit. The first hint of Darin?s staying power was "Dream Lover," a lovely potpourri of pop modes: the plinking rhythm of "Little Darlin?" (done pizzicato by violins here), the release from "This Little Girl of Mine...
...shadowy anger and misery underlie the sometimes choked-off wit of this free-form chamber piece shot on digital video. Everyone in the cast has his or her solo, and all rise brilliantly to their occasions, notably Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Beals, Mina Badie and a divinely neurotic Jane Adams...
...Shmo family faces sets off the photo database, it seems reasonable to wonder what good the cameras could possibly be doing - and to feel a vicarious sense of outrage on behalf of the entire Shmo family. But let?s imagine a different scenario: Say little Suzy Shmo is actually Jane Doe - whose frantic parents have been searching for their missing daughter for over a year. Suddenly, theoretical concerns over privacy don?t seem quite so pressing...
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Acting Gov. Jane Swift made the announcement official on Monday morning. Swift, a former high school basketball player in North Adams, cited the positive influence that high-profile female athletes would have on the community...