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...generation. Certainly, there's a captivating ambition to his Cremaster cycle, five films totaling seven hours that may have no more than 12 lines of spoken dialogue but are otherwise very full of luscious, baffling imagery--a marching band forming the outlines of reproductive organs--and hit-or-miss celebrities: Ursula Andress, Norman Mailer, Barney himself and the fashion model Aimee Mullins, who is a double amputee. At one point in Cremaster 3 she attaches complicated leg devices that allow her to cut potatoes with her prosthetic feet. You can't tell me that...
Emotional issues aren't the only reason to think twice about family loans. There can be financial consequences too. Borrowers--especially those with limited credit histories--miss out on the chance to build their credit rating when they borrow money privately. This can be a hindrance for them later in life when they apply for a car or home loan...
...these apologies miss the point. When compared to the strenuous objections leveled by the scientific community against a previous attempt to limit research on national security grounds, it becomes clear that the purpose of this statement was political, pure and simple. In October, the National Academies rebuked the Bush administration for trying to restrict the publication of “sensitive” science for security reasons. Now, scientists are urging the same sorts of restrictions they rejected so strongly five months ago. Instead of arguing on principle that knowledge is morally neutral, the Journal Editors and Authors Group accepted...
...part of our childhood education to programs like his, we know that we are no longer as easily put at ease by television as we once were. This week we mourn not just Mister Rogers, but also the part of ourselves that dies with him. Not only will we miss the man who came into our homes to provide comfort, but also our ability to be comforted...
...million in 1999 to €206 million last year - are the talk of the industry from Milan to Tokyo. The easy explanation for the success of the house of Roberto Cavalli is that his sexually charged designs returned to the runway in 1994 - the perfect time to fill a missing niche in the then-minimalist fashion landscape. But the real reason for Cavalli's triumph is his wife. In 1978 when Cavalli, then 37, met Eva Duringer, he was already a textile printer, fashion designer and divorcé. She was an 18-year-old Austrian high school student...