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...treating conditions that interfere with it, such as anxiety, restless-leg syndrome and sleep apnea (see box). They've learned that most mammals, with the possible exception of dolphins and whales, cycle between two distinct phases of sleep, one of which is characterized by rapid eye movement--the famous REM sleep. The other is called, straightforwardly enough, non-REM sleep. Humans generally take about 90 minutes to complete a full cycle of REM and non-REM sleep. As dawn approaches, however, we spend more and more of that time in REM sleep and less in non-REM sleep...
...Museum Of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City announced that Yoshio Taniguchi had won a 10-entrant competition against world-famous architects like Bernard Tschumi and Rem Koolhaas to design the museum's $425 million overhaul. Around the world, art lovers and architecture mavens alike responded with a loud, bemused, "Who?" So unknown was the 67-year-old architect outside his native Japan that one confused well-wisher congratulated Terence Riley, MOMA's chief curator of architecture and design, on selecting "Tony Gucci," a nonexistent Italian architect...
...long tradition of college bands, a few names stand out—Pink Floyd, Phish and REM all managed to transcend their undergraduate beginnings to reach the highest reaches of musical stardom. Ideally, the atmosphere in a university is open-minded, creative, open-ended—perfect for the creation of good music and great groups. Whether this generalization applies to Harvard, however, is a different story...
...long tradition of college bands, a few names stand out—Pink Floyd, Phish and REM all managed to transcend their undergraduate beginnings to reach the highest reaches of musical stardom. Ideally, the atmosphere in a university is open-minded, creative, open-ended—perfect for the creation of good music and great groups. Whether this generalization applies to Harvard, however, is a different story...
...Prada boutique in New York City's SoHo, designed by Rem Koolhaas...