Word: scratchings
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...output. And if they were the forerunners of artistic cool, they didn't have the iron-hard celebrity gloss that we now associate with successful art. The fun of this exhibition is the evidence of a whole culture or philosophy gradually building up, more or less by chance, from scratch. What you come away with is a great insight into unconventional ways of making art. Duchamp, Ray and Picabia were not faux rebels or officially sanctioned pets like the art stars of the present moment. Being original for them was not an affectation, but a necessity...
...blue America, a nation polarized between Democrat and Republican, city and country, with entire elections teetering on the last-minute decisions of a few Ohio soccer moms. Forget what you know about the inaccessible general-election candidate, hidden behind layers of Secret Service and stage-managed pomp. Scratch those notions of a Republican Party that sidles up to pharmaceutical companies and oil giants, never ruffling the paymasters' feathers...
Another challenge that Harvard students aspiring to break into entertainment face is the prospect of having to start from scratch. The lifestyle of an alum in their first years generally pales in comparison to the expectations that often become attached to a Harvard degree...
...Indian magazines and newspapers may be full of surveys attesting to loosening sexual strictures among the swelling middle class, but scratch beneath the surface of liberated young India and you will often find the same old social conservatism - especially when it comes to marriage. "The thrust remains on preserving family and social stability and cohesion," says Delhi-based sociologist Patricia Oberoi. "Most youngsters are still committed to maintaining their social position through marriage... studies show that as many as 80% youngsters opine arranged marriages are best...
...Harvard went down big again at 70-53, but kept fighting back to get within 10 again at 77-67. But with just 3:29 to play, time ran out on the Crimson’s run.“I thought we gave great energy to try to scratch and claw to get back in it,” Amaker said. “But we dug ourselves too big of a hole.”Evan Harris had a career night for Harvard. The junior forward finished with a career-high 23 points on 11-of-14 from...