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...this is a student issue, not just a community issue. We will not see the end of these problems if the Charlesview families are relocated out of sight of the new campus. Such treatment of the tenants is sure to generate more anger and resentment, and that will last for years to come. Is this the kind of relationship we want to establish with our neighbors in Allston...
...could push prices for Chinese art to even more dizzying levels. "You are already seeing works that sold for a few thousand dollars being bought for $50,000, $60,000, $70,000," says artist and Beijing gallery director Zhao Gang. "And right now there's no end in sight." He cites the case of Zeng Fanzhi, until recently a relatively unknown artist. "Two years ago, I was selling his work for $10,000 for a large painting. The other day someone offered $200,000, and he refused...
...there some sort of law that requires all children’s books to end their title with some kind of punctuation? Regardless, the sight of a Max from “Where the Wild Things Are” look-alike poking a mummy underneath the word “Mommy” is a fabulous reminder of why puns—and Maurice Sendak—are great. I have to admit though that the mummy, dripping in bandages that look like fresh pasta, is mildly terrifying, as is the goofy green-eyed ghoul on the back cover. From...
...sight of two planes careening into the World Trade Center is a harrowing intrusion upon the petty, superficial world these characters inhabit. It is a dark reproach of their moral frivolity—of liposuction, children’s clothes, dinner parties, and casual adultery...
...with staged scenes of suburban anxiety, mock heroic tableaux of heavily armed children and the determined contemplation of whatever is enigmatic or unnerving. (There are a fair number of nudes, though none you would think to call peachy.) Thanks to Bright, you also get to enjoy the sight of Kate Moss, above, in a picture by the photo-collaborators Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, holding a lit cigarette between her toes--providing one more reason she's considered among the most versatile figures in professional modeling...