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Harvard Yard had some new additions this weekend: a forest of tree stumps, a surreal playground and a giant hamster wheel, among others. In the first-ever Yard installation of student art, “‘Place and Site’: A Sculptural Exploration of Harvard Yard” consists of artwork created by students of the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) under the guidance of VES professors Patrick Strzelec and Jackie Brookner...
...international justice.” The ICC, on the other hand, attempts to establish a court, still in the absence of laws, procedures and institutions, but without a defined motivating injustice and outrage. In the absence of such a clear purpose and limited scope, it will become a political playground for grudges...
...Janeiro has a reputation for being a libertine playground, but the city's tourist board has been acting a bit uptight. Riotur has threatened to sue the Fox network over an episode of The Simpsons in which the family visits Brazil. While there, Bart is ingested by a boa constrictor, Homer is kidnapped by a taxi driver and monkeys roam the streets. Perhaps most insulting, the show suggests Brazil is responsible for the Macarena (the dance comes from Spain). Riotur spent $18 million promoting the city last year and doesn't want it to go to waste, though bringing attention...
...teased or tyrannized, the parental impulse is to grab the phone and rant. But these days, as studies show bullying on the rise and parental supervision on the decline, researchers who study bullying say that calling moms and dads is more futile than ever. Such calls often lead to playground recriminations and don't really teach our kids any lessons about how to navigate the world and resolve conflicts...
...Almost since it opened in 1864, the Galle Face has been a Sri Lankan institution. It was a center of British colonial life and later the playground of the rich and famous passing through the island. Lest you forget its illustrious clientele, the hotel has a bronze plaque listing its celebrity guests, with names ranging from famous to infamous: John D. Rockefeller, Emperor Hirohito, Indira Gandhi, Imran Khan, Bo Derek, Carrie Fisher and Kurt Waldheim...