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...more elaborate synthesis of existing sources of geographic knowledge informs the spectacular Catalan Atlas, commissioned by the crown prince of Aragon as a present for the 13-year-old Charles VI of France in 1375. The work of Cresques Abraham, the "master of maps and compasses" of the Spanish court, the Atlas was the earliest map to incorporate the travels of Marco Polo a century earlier, and thus sketched a recognizable outline of Asia that would be refined over the next 500 years of exploration. It includes a Europeanate illustration of Beijing and a portrait of the Mongol ruler Kublai...
...During his nearly 30-year tenure on the Tonight Show, Carson delivered a special brand of wit and class, particularly during his sharp opening monologues. He interacted with a fascinating array of guests, accentuating his intriguing and often hilarious interviews with his deadpan expression. Heeere's to a legendary master of late-night talk TV who had an unforgettable impact on people's lives. David Kaliner Las Vegas
...Tokyo's joint communiqu? with Washington, however, puts Japan and Taiwan in a unique, post-colonial bear hug. Japan wrested the island from the Qing dynasty in 1895 and colonized it for 50 years before surrendering it to Chiang Kai-shek's army in 1945. Now the former colonial master is effectively promising to watch-guard its former subjects and their tense relationship with mainland China. If Taiwanese were skeptical or ambivalent, they didn't express it. "The joint declaration is a check on China," says Lai Hsin-yuan, a former adviser to Taiwan's National Security Council. Says...
Mather House Co-Master Leigh Hafrey, who served on the team that helped design the space, emphasized the efforts taken to reflect the building’s dependence on exterior light and color in the project...
...sized symphonies, and popular for their annual campus Concerto and Composition Contests. Slatkin will be under the scrutiny of the public as he rehearses with the Society, in an open rehearsal that will give visitors a unique chance to see the interaction between a practicing ensemble and a master of his craft attempting to guide them. Admission is free and a rare chance to catch the universally-lauded orchestra in rehearsal mode, without the perfected precision the ensemble tends to stick to in concert...