Word: pose
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...that momentousness, it is a phrase ill-suited to the kinds of conflicts in which the United States chooses to intercede. Fear of the spread of Communism and a tip in the world's balance of power triggered American involvement in Vietnam. These days, Communism doesn't pose such a daunting threat to the world...
...Handguns pose a particular threat to society. These small, powerful weapons are easy to buy, easy to pick up, and easy to fire. Some models are prized for their concealability and "stopping power." The fact is, concealing a weapon is a felony, and you can stop someone just as easily with a shotgun. What can you do with a handgun that you can't do with a rifle? You can still hunt with a rifle, join a shooting club, stop a burglar, or even join a revolutionary militia. Perhaps you can't open a drawer and blow a hole...
...probably isn't possible to paint a naked human back without remembering Ingres's bathers, but Bowery's pose also recalls Goya's giant looming over its landscape. The conjunction of his massive and dynamically arched trunk with the waiflike body of the sleeping girl in And the Bridegroom, 1993, evokes the gross strong men and tiny dancers of Picasso's Rose Period. The lanky bodies on the iron studio bed in Two Women, 1992, are a little like Courbet's lesbians, without the Second Empire titillation. A naked man on his back, one leg up and a sock dangling...
According to Rosenthal's memo, UHS hascontacted Environmental Health and Safety (EHS),which said the odors did not pose a health hazard.The memo also said EHS was in the process ofcollecting air samples, though EHS officials couldnot confirm that yesterday...
ROLLING STONE: THE PHOTOGRAPHS (Simon & Schuster; paper; $30). These pictures from Rolling Stone pose the question why, after years of star-gazing, we still find these faces affecting. Perhaps we needed time's wear and tear to catch up with the overnight ravages shown in the portraits selected for this celebrity retrospective. Janis Joplin is slumped on a torn couch clutching a bottle of Southern Comfort; a slumbering Keith Richards slides off a folding chair. Others superstars appear to take fame in stride: a youthful Arnold Schwarzenegger mugs like a film noir actor...