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...while it may be hard to imagine how any wood could be reused after the devastation and subsequent mold infestations, finding raw material has been the easy part. Palleroni partnered with a local non-profit called The Green Project, which has operated as a materials exchange for everything from paint to wrought iron for over 12 years. "We're roadkill specialists," says David Reynolds, executive director of The Green Project, who adds that the mold can usually be sanded or wiped off before the wood gets reused. "New Orleans has always been moldy. It's not really bad," he says...
...aesthetic isn't perfect, and that's its attraction. There's an ironic local expression that sums it up: Frankenstein. It describes an old object or concept injected with new life through fresh components-"antique" chairs bolstered by new arms and legs, jeepneys revamped with transplanted motors and fresh paint jobs (a new MTV program, Pimp My Jeepney, is in the works), to ukay-ukay, or rummage-sale, vintage clothes stitched together with modern materials and prints. To me, Frankenstein explains the city's visual style as well as its strength and resilience. Improvisation and cheerfully making do characterize...
...pub’s opening came after a series of delays resulting from the discovery of lead paint filaments and an architectural redesign...
...plasticity.” He said, “The world in Second Life is so easy to change. It is so plastic that it’s addictive. It’s infectious. You come to see the real world that way: Why can’t I paint these walls...
...Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope.” The next president should be capable of bringing together coalitions, Alter said, describing the ideal candidate as a “Tom Sawyer” who “get his friends to paint the fence for him.” Naming Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John Edwards as “first-tier” Democratic candidates, Alter said that he does not see any frontrunners in the Democratic party. Joshua Patashnik ’07 said that he agreed with some...