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Adams, a minimalist composer, is most famous for his opera “Nixon in China,” and in 2003 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his choral commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks, entitled “On the Transmigration of Souls...
...condemned the Dalai Lama for seeking "disguised independence," and dredged up old charges about the Tibetan leader's alleged failure to prevent exile groups from staging protests at the Beijing Olympics this summer. Beijing's later comments were even more strident, with one official alleging that the Nobel Peace Prize winner's proposal for policies favoring Tibetans was a form of ethnic cleansing. After so many unsuccessful attempts, the Dalai Lama and his advisers had to have been well aware of what the Chinese reaction would be to their proposals, especially given the fact that the 73-year-old admitted...
...recess, 22-year-old Danish pro Peter Eastgate captured the title, defeating 27-year-old Russian Ivan Demidov by turning a straight on the final hand to beat Demidov's two pairs. Eastgate, the youngest main event champion in history, earned $9.1 million for his efforts-the second largest prize the tournament has ever doled out. On his way back to Europe, he caught up with TIME for a brief phone interview...
...hippies of the '60s imagined a brighter future as they careened around in their Westfalia VW vans. Now Alexander Verdier has made that hopeful future a reality, reimagining the iconic VW cruiser with his new chic and environmentally friendly rendition, the Verdier Solar Power. Awarded the prize for Innovation in New Mobility at the Caravan Salon Dsseldorf?Europe's largest caravanning exhibition?the Verdier Solar Power is a hybrid vehicle outfitted with a system of solar panels, called sun trackers, that provide electricity to the van's many accessories, including an onboard multimedia computer, a wireless Internet connection...
...twisted, carnivalesque historical outlook that’s made visually literal by the set design of Sally H. Rinehart ’09 and Davone J Tines ’09. A Presidential shooting gallery—“Shoot a Prez! Win a prize!”—sits center stage, and a twinkling Ferris wheel looms to the right. This is the kind of timeless, dreamy setting that could only exist in a theater.It’s a great idea, but unfortunately it’s not a new one. Joe Mantello?...