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...paintings, like those discovered earlier in southern France and northern Spain, became a topic of fertile interdisciplinary discussion. Some saw in these beasts primary evidence that from the beginning art was wrought for the sake of art. Others contended that the images were purely utilitarian, drawn solely to marshal magic that would help hunters succeed. Yet archaeological evidence is strong that while humans were painting in Lascaux, they could count for sustenance on massive herds of reindeer, an animal that is only rarely depicted. By the beginning of the 1970s, Lascaux had found a kind of stability. The crowds were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Beauty | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

...M.I.A. for a while, it seems Metropolis doesn’t need or want him anymore. With the excitement on campus and all over the world, it’s pretty clear that “Superman” is a welcome return and there should be some movie magic in it for everyone. Filling Christopher Reeves’ tights is newcomer Brandon Routh. Kate Bosworth and Kevin Spacey costar as Lois Lane and Lex Luthor, respectively. Bryan Singer is helming this installment after many directors were assumed to take the reins, including McG and Brett Ratner (who is directing...

Author: By Christopher C. Baker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Long, Hot Summer Flicks | 5/4/2006 | See Source »

...term solutions to the [gasoline] price situation today because it's a demand-driven price," said House Energy Committee chairman Joe Barton, Republican from Texas, at a news conference Wednesday. House Ways and Means committee member Rep. Jim McCrery of Louisiana concurred: "I don?t think there?s any magic political solution." And Congressman Adam Putnam of Florida, a member of the House Republican leadership, says that at a bipartisan House and Senate meeting on gas prices with President Bush on Wednesday, all the participants from both parties recognized that "there are very few things we can do immediately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Oil Fix Congress Won't Touch | 5/4/2006 | See Source »

...Museum Calderwood Courtyard Saptaswara: World FusionHarvard Yard Stage Choral Works A CappellaHolden Chapel Celtic Music ShowcaseLoker Commons Japanese Tea Ceremony DemonstrationsTearoom. East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department, 5 Bryant St.Dance FestivalLowell Lecture Hall A Violin/Viola EventMemorial Church New Music from Harvard Undergraduate ComposersPaine Hall Music for PercussionSanders Theatre Harvard Magic: Sleight of VeritasScience Center D3:00 PM Joga CapoeiraScience Center Kids’ Show! Agassiz Theatre Tropical Woodwind Quintet MusicAdolphus Busch Hall Films by Oliver HorovitzCarpenter Center Debussy Piano PerformanceFogg Art Museum Calderwood Courtyard Portraits in Modern JazzHarvard Yard Stage ‘Cliffe NotesHolden Chapel Tabla JugalbandhiLoker Commons Dance...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ARTS FIRST LISTINGS | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...Since I Left You,” which include language tapes, Madonna’s “Holiday,” and a vocal clip of a giddy Club Med DJ.On the commercial side, Puff Daddy (now Diddy, formerly known as P. Diddy, Puffy D, Puff the Magic Dragon and “Steve”) and his pop gangster peers became infamous for completely recycling old songs (by the Police, and others) without much attempt at refashioning, leading the satirical weekly The Onion to suggest that Puff Daddy’s next single would consist of David Bowie?...

Author: By Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kaavya Viswanathan—Master Sampler? | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

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