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There's something thrilling about an object that's been made just for you. Luckily, retailers agree. Vera Wang recently introduced Writing Papers, a collection of stationery meant to be personalized. Miller Harris, a small London-based perfumer, offers shoppers a chance to collaborate on their own bespoke fragrance. But if the $10,000 fee is too much, the next best thing, L'Air de Rien?a scent Miller Harris created for Jane Birkin?is available for a far saner price at the company's first U.S. outpost in New York City's Saks Fifth Avenue. And for a truly...
Sahil K. Mahtani’s column titled “The University Is a Drama Queen” (December 1) provides a refreshing perspective on the military’s relation to Harvard—or lack thereof. Like Mahtani, I certainly object to the military’s discriminatory policies and agree that they need reform, but breaking all ties with our nation’s system of defense is not the answer. It is much easier to change an organization from the inside out. If Harvard is not producing any substantial number of military recruits, then...
...Souter was equally troubled by exhortations from Gordon and the Solicitor General that school districts should seek "race-neutral" alternatives. "At the end of the day, the object is... the achievement of racial mixture," Souter said. "Why do they have to hide the ball?" Candor, he suggested, is better than some clumsy proxy for achieving integration...
...curious object came to the attention of readers. It was made of paper but looked more like a cinder block than a book. It contained acronyms and chemical formulas and footnotes. It radiated dangerous amounts of hype and spoke of a future in which each calendar year would be sold for corporate sponsorship, e.g., the Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar, the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment. It was, in short, like something sent from above to test the good faith and resolve of book lovers everywhere. It was David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest (Little, Brown...
...only have helped that Diller and Scofidio came to the job with experience as artists. When architects think of themselves that way, it's usually because they see themselves, like Frank Gehry, creating sculptural form. But Diller and Scofidio have been conceptual artists, more concerned with ideas than the objects they shape them into. Now they have made their biggest object yet, and the main idea embodies how we see. Or, as Scofidio puts it, "The building, for us, is a kind of viewing apparatus. It's a machine for seeing...