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...doing armored towers. Among the world's most prominent architects, no one's work looks much like anyone else's. No one presumes to be handing down, like Ludwig Mies van der Rohe once did, the chief forms from which all others are supposed to flow. But with the singular spectacle of his Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain--all that glistening titanium, those war-whooping arabesques--Frank Gehry in 1997 undid everyone's idea of what a building looks like. Ever since, his greatest influence has been this: he has profoundly reordered the idea of constructed space among people...
...exchange was classic Arbour: a singular balance of strength and empathy. During her three years as chief prosecutor of war crimes before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia, this remarkable Canadian stood up to the bullies and stood up for the victims. She demonstrated courage and tenacity, compassion and tact. Above all, she demonstrated persistence. By working to bring to trial former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic and many other government officials, Arbour was instrumental in raising the profile of the tribunal from relative obscurity to what many believe to be the most effective international criminal court...
...part of the Philadelphia psych scene, Need New Body create weird, unpredictable and eccentric music that still manages to be accessible to anyone who chooses to listen. Their sophomore album UFO has received critical praise for its singular deranged charm. The Mobius Band offer synth-tinged tunes as a primer. On Fire a.k.a. The Burning Paris and Morning Theft round out the roster. Tickets $8. +18. 9:15 p.m. T.T. the Bear’s Place...
Harvard’s alcohol policy for first-years is a blend of old-school, heavy-handed discipline and paternalistic patronizing. Such a peculiar mix has this singular consequence: Proctors expect students to behave like adults, but treat them like children...
...That singular quirk, switch-pitching, was never meant to be a ticket to a spot on a Division I roster, nor was it a possibility ever explored in-depth by Brunnig, who first learned to throw with his left hand fresh out of t-ball...