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...with the summer school program. We got to learn about the historical background, the cultural background.” But Sergio Pardo ’09 said he thought students might not take advantage of research opportunities in Greece. “As a History concentrator focusing on Ancient Mediterranean History, I find [the Greece office opening] interesting. For the rest of Harvard, I don’t think it would be that interesting because [Greece] doesn’t seem to be that prominent in modern history. It’s a minor country,” he said...
...peaceful - refuge A Taste of Sichuan London's Ba Shan restaurant serves small dishes inspired by the street food of Sichuan Making a Spectacle Have your glasses designed exclusively for you Dutch Treat Amsterdam's pivotal role in the emergence of conceptual art He mischievously describes his style as "mediterranean digital baroque," referencing his origins, his artisan plundering of the past and his love of computer games, but Hay?n's bespoke approach appeals to consumers as much as it does to gallerists...
...Israel Defense Forces. This is a warning. We're going to bomb your house in 15 minutes. Leave and tell your neighbors." Usually the Israeli intelligence is accurate--Gaza seethes with Palestinian informers--and the bombs, dropped by an F-16 fighter circling this narrow coastal strip on the Mediterranean, will destroy a hideout, weapons cache or hidden tunnel...
...subsequent furniture collection for another Spanish design brand, BD, also gives period features a sleek pop twist. There is a gleaming lacquered sideboard that can have up to six differently shaped legs, and a canopied armchair that resembles a 21st century hansom cab. He mischievously describes his style as "mediterranean digital baroque," referencing his origins, his artisan plundering of the past and his love of computer games, but Hayón's bespoke approach appeals to consumers as much as it does to gallerists. "Exploration is at the heart of his way of working," says Aram Gallery curator Daniel Charny...
...line - that separating faith and the state - and found it blurring in both Germany and Turkey. "Secularism," says Purvis, "is no longer taken for granted in either place." Paris correspondent Bruce Crumley studied a reverse migration - not Muslims moving to Europe, but French expatriates settling in Morocco. "The Mediterranean frontier is obviously becoming more porous," he says, "but the nature of the flow differs radically based on the direction in which one travels." We didn't want to limit our sense of new frontiers to high politics and economics, which is why you'll find pieces in this issue...