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...Harvard is currently engaged in two development projects over the medium and long terms. Dormitory renovation projects at other Ivy League universities, in addition to widespread dissatisfaction among students, prompted the College to announce a 15-year, $1 billion renovation of undergraduate living spaces. Meanwhile, the university continued to make progress on the Allston Redevelopment Plan, a project which seeks to develop Harvard-land across the Charles over the next half-century...
...former painter, Lux, 38, brings her images to life with the attention to form, shape and color that she learned at the easel. The artistry begins at the photo shoot, but her signature style--the brushstrokes of her new medium--comes later, at the computer. First she strips out the background and replaces it with a quiet setting--a grassy field, an abandoned building--from her personal stash of paintings and pictures. Then she erases any object that crowds the picture, like a tree or toy, so the child appears to be part of a dream. "I don't care...
...Robert, into the family business, taking photographs from South America to the Soviet Union and giving birth to the idea of socially aware "concerned photography." His most enduring contribution came after he laid down his camera. In 1974 he founded the International Center of Photography, a museum chronicling the medium's history--in which Capa played a seminal role...
...half hour misfire like Steven Soderbergh's Che. But now our (my) patience has been rewarded, our (my) biliousness calmed. One good movie can do that. In 2006, Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth showed up on the last day, to prove there was life in the old medium yet. This year the savior is Charlie Kaufman's demanding, rewarding Synecdoche, New York...
...want to watch the complex episodes repeatedly. In an era of smaller audiences, networks need programs that can monetize a devoted fan base. But that requires assuring the fans--as limiting Lost's run has done--that they won't be jerked around forever. TV may be an excessive medium, but the brilliant, groundbreaking Lost may just show it that quality can beat quantity...