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...which men had the last word on how women's bodies were seen in art, it was finally the turn of women to see what to make of themselves. So Ana Mendieta, a Cuban refugee, traveled around the U.S. and Mexico making deep impressions on the ground in the shape of her silhouette. These she filled with rocks or flowers, making feminist earthworks that used a woman's body, not the steam shovels favored by the guys, to connect with nature...
...combat truck deflects IED blasts--which are responsible for 70% of U.S. deaths in Iraq--well enough that the Army doubled its initial order. The truck's secret? Its shape...
...said. Summers also addressed what he called “questions of values,” such as grade inflation and consistently applying high ethical standards. “Institutions’ deeds speak louder than their words,” he said. “These do shape characters and these do shape values.” Tufts University President Lawrence S. Bacow, who invited Summers as part of the Richard E. Snyder President’s Lecture Series, characterized boycotts by some Tufts professors as “much ado about nothing...
...from a young age. Both his parents were musicians, and he started playing the piano at the age of 5. At 15, he joined a theater group. Although drama is one of his passions, Tutschku prefers the freedom of composing. “As a musician, I could shape my ideas in a more direct way. I could have more impact in what I wanted to do,” he says. He has also experimented with other mediums such as pottery. However, Tutschku refuses to confine himself to one discipline. “It’s very hard...
...sets out to unravel its repercussions. The boy’s funeral, complete with stilted expository dialogue from journalist-turned-screenwriter Wendell Steavenson and faux Middle Eastern music by Jeff Beal, is meant to point at the strained social hierarchy in Samarra. Yet just as the film is taking shape as a careful exposition of Iraqi local politics, it changes course, styling itself as both thriller and romance. Enter Anna Molyneux (Connie Nielson of “Gladiator”), an empathic and attractive blonde reporter who, when she is not gazing at a love interest, spends most...