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...public and the efforts of the government are slowly changing Japan. Partly, that is because of the concept of mottainai, which literally means "what a waste" and is manifest in an almost reflexive desire to conserve and reuse. Centuries before there was an environmental movement, the Japanese embraced origami, an art form - originally from China - based on the notion of creation without cutting. Fashion designer Issey Miyake adapted the concept 30 years ago in apparel made with a single piece of cloth, cut so that no pieces wind up in the garbage...
...safe is the trip down Mass Ave during the witching hours? FM decided to save everyone the trouble of testing the midnight ride by sending in our own hard-hitting investigator. 3:08 AM—After about fourteen consecutive hours of Facebooking, guzzling energy drinks, and crafting origami from my Gov notes, I decide to hit the road. I get another Red Bull from the vending machine, grab my passport and head for the Quad. 3:13 AM—I’m standing at Boylston Gate, waiting for the welcoming yet disheartening “Reading Period?...
...carefree. I guess that’s what happens when you don’t have to stress about dental bills or airport security. Mussy and adorable frontman Luke Lalonde leads the room in a hyperactive, sing-along dance sequence and then the whole gang tries to eat floating origami hummingbirds. Who could ask for more? For us Americans, this is probably what heaven is like. For our lucky Canadian neighbors however, it’s probably just another Tuesday night. —Nayeli E. Rodriguez
...time concentrating on bustiers, everything from crumb catchers à la old Dior to Vivienne Westwood--inspired corsetry; the next time exploring every variation of lace. And she created her signature look: elegant, Charles James--style structuring, often adorned with a subtle flourish?a bow made to look like origami or a small cloud of organza...
...picture. We're not talking origami here. In the late 1990s, when MOMA was in the first stages of a major expansion, the late Kirk Varnedoe, then chief curator of painting and sculpture, made a point of consulting with architect Yoshio Taniguchi to make sure that the museum's new second floor would be strong enough to hold the tonnage of the typical late Serra work. He did that because by those years it was obvious that the time was coming soon for a very big Serra show. And that was because Serra, whose work had once seemed as severe...