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...Boston Selling Art to Save a School In order to combat a crippling budget crisis, Brandeis University said it will close its Rose Art Museum and sell all 6,000 pieces in its $400 million collection. The decision, which the state attorney general plans to review, sparked an outcry. "It is not only unprincipled, but bad economics," said art historian Robert Storr...
...recession is when your neighbor loses his job, the saying goes; a depression is when you lose yours. That line is shifting under the feet of countless Americans. In December, for the first time on record, unemployment rose in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. On Jan. 26, U.S. firms announced more than 70,000 layoffs, then came back the next day with thousands more. Michigan's jobless rate is in the double digits, and it may soon have company...
...fellowship program began in 1966 and has brought numerous politicians, journalists, and public servants through the doors of the IOP. Fellows are chosen by IOP staff in conjunction with a student advisory committee, which takes the lead in developing a list of possible fellows, Purcell said. Rose B. Styron—a poet, journalist, and activist who will be a resident fellow—said she was both excited and nervous to be the first poet fellow. Her study group will focus on the interaction of the artist with the political sphere. “I think they?...
...sugar scattered with onion sprouts and red pepper, and accompanied by a cube of toasted squid-ink rice. The bar offers a 10-course haute cuisine feast in miniature for a minuscule price of $35, but don't miss the pigeon baztela cooked slowly with sweet spices, raisins and rose petals, then wrapped in a crisp filo pastry. Another standout is the milhojas, a luscious caramelized tower of coin-sized potato disks sandwiched between slices of apple, cèpe mushroom and foie gras. The only problem? One bite is never enough...
Swinging London. With fares to Europe dropping in price, hop across the pond and stay at the Berkeley in Knightsbridge during its "From London with Love" package. Valentine cookies, chocolate truffles and fresh fruit greet you on arrival, and the mood upstairs is set with rose-scented candles. The hotel has loaded up an iPod, left in the room, with favorite romantic crooners. The in-room video system is similarly stocked for you to cue up Casablanca or other romantic movies. You can stay put and have a bath or adjourn to the rooftop pool, which will be open until...