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...opulent expanse of wood-paneled walls, gold-gilded mirrors, massive chandeliers and bulletproof windows (glass by Ferdinand Marcos; the rest, straight-up Imelda). Arroyo, who always dresses for the occasion, is wearing a deep purple suit, sitting up toward the edge of a couch with her hands in her lap. She's short, of course, under five feet, an easy target for people who attack her leadership by mocking her size (typical comment: "her policies are as diminutive...
...radio antennas, and they prowl around in desert camouflague on a rooftop beside the spires of Omar's Arabian rococo mosque. The commandos are here to protect the other new tenant of Omar's house: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's new prime minister. With wrap-around shades, M-16 rifles, lap-tops, and their MRE's full of peanut butter, the commandos are a curiosity for Karzai's many visitors and well-wishers. These are turbaned tribal elders who gather in the old Taliban's war council room, sitting cross-legged and fingering their prayer beads in a gas lantern...
...other hand, what if the mystics aren’t giving me contradictory advice! Oh no, I can see it now! What if a bright white stork will drop a triple-sized bundle of joy in my cap-and-gowned lap as I sit through my much anticipated commencement ceremony this June. I’ll be a mother times three and with the mass of people crammed into Tercentenary Theater, I will have to scour the crowds and rope myself a hubby, Texas-rodeo style.With the mass of people crammed into Tercentenary Theater, I'll stealthily scour the crowds...
...Antoinette C. Nwandu charged for the pleasure of her company, she would easily be a millionaire by now. But she’s just too darn nice for that. With Antoinette, there’s always a toothy grin, a sarcastic jab and a lap dance waiting for everyone. But when she’s not clowning around, she’s The Crimson’s favorite confidante, always listening thoughtfully as people bitch and moan—as people tend to do at 14 Plympton. Unafraid of anything and everyone, Antoinette’s the kind of woman...
Butt’s work also touches upon her relationship with the world as a place of comfort. Represented by a potted plant in many of her paintings, Butt’s symbol for the world shifts between the figure’s lap, head and shoulders. In one painting, its tendrils wrap around the artist, partially shielding her from falling bubbles containing words such as “doubt” and “suspicion.” In another, they protect a serene woman from the attack of three vicious birds. In a third, the plant rests...