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...long-range bomber; in Los Angeles. Known for his bluntness--"A bomber is a baby killer; people don't like bombers," he once said--Anderson successfully lobbied Ronald Reagan's aides to resurrect the controversial B-1, which could carry nuclear weapons and had little risk of radar detection, after it had been abandoned during the Carter Administration. He also helped devise the 426 hemi engine with which NASCAR champion Richard Petty won his first Daytona 500 race...
...problem is that small charities tend to fly beneath most donors' radar. So it's the big, branded charities, with their honed message and their fund-raising skills, that attract big contributions. The top 400 get $1 of every $4 raised, a share that is edging higher even as the number of small nonprofits explodes...
...subject and location of his next photo exhibition is the capital of the Philippines, Manila - a place that is hardly ever on the radar of the artistic élite. "Photographs for Manila Envelope" - named after the local arts-and-culture magazine to which Byrne offered his photos gratis - will be held from Dec. 4-8 at the city's Cemento Gallery, tel: (63-2) 810 9858. "Byrne was very incognito when he was here," says Manila Envelope editor David Guerrero. "He avoided the five-star hotels, and went everywhere on a bicycle." That endearing lack of pretension - plus...
...wrote the underground anthem Psycho Killer - embroidery. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that Byrne is also an accomplished photographer. The subject and location of his next photo exhibition is the capital of the Philippines, Manila - a place that is hardly ever on the radar of the artistic élite. "Photographs for Manila Envelope" - named after the local arts-and-culture magazine to which Byrne offered his photos gratis - will be held from Dec. 4-8 at the city's Cemento Gallery...
Such is the case with Australian art. Until recently, the nation's cultural treasures have rarely registered on the Japanese radar. "It's sports, nature and bushfire, koala and kangaroo," Nakayama says of the popular perception. But with the 2006 Australia-Japan Year of Exchange marking the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the two countries, museum director Norio Shimada together with Nakayama, who completed her fine-arts masters at the University of Adelaide, decided the time was right to add depth to the Australian image. Which is how 70 works...