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...became exceptional when a friend suggested that it might be a work by Jackson Pollock and the international art community took notice. Even more exceptional, however, was the method used to authenticate it.While art scholars argued over the aesthetic aspects of the painting, a forensic art expert named Peter Paul Biro found a more material way to answer the question of authorship. Instead of looking for a vague artistic “fingerprint” of Pollock’s style, he found a literal fingerprint on the back of the canvas that matched one on a blue paint...
...wouldn’t call myself an avid reader of non-fiction, and judging by the title, I wasn’t expecting Paul M. Barrett’s “American Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion” to be a page turner. Not wanting to be a clichéd judger of book covers, I opened Barrett’s book—but with less than a healthy dose of enthusiasm. I’m not afraid to admit when I’m wrong. Though not without its share of flaws...
...position of provost was created under former University President Nathan M. Pusey ’28. When Pusey assumed the presidency in 1953, Provost Paul Buck, who was serving concurrently as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, stepped down, and the position went vacant for almost forty years. Former University President Neil L. Rudenstine reinstated the post when he took over in 1991. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
CORRECTION Due to an editing error, the Feb. 22 news article "Hyman Will Remain Provost" incorrectly stated that the position of provost was created under former Harvard President Nathan M. Pusey '28. In fact, it was President James B. Conant '14 who appointed Harvard's first provost, Paul Buck...
...Parks performing, and the video can’t decide which version of the keyboardist it likes best. We end up careening between multiple iterations of the same musicians, massed before neon-hued backgrounds. Part of the band’s personality problem stems from lead singer and lyricist Paul Smith. He’s dreamy enough to be a frontman, but he’s saddled with an unblinking intensity that can’t help but unnerve fawning girls. While his winsome lyrics bring Split Enz to mind, his clenched, discomfiting stage presence recalls Joy Division?...