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...Mexico flows north and pushes through colder, dryer layers of air. As it rises, this upwelling of warm air begins to cool, and the moisture it contains condenses first into cloud droplets and then into rain. At that point, the air--now denser because it is colder--starts to sink. But at the same time, the process of condensation that created the rain releases so much latent heat that the air around it warms up again and retains its lift...
...artist in the 1960s was junk, scraps, the offcuts and excreta of America, which he combined first into small hybrid pieces and then into whole rooms and environments. As a hunter-gatherer, a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles, he was a whiz. He put in everything, including the kitchen sink--no, make that the whole kitchen. Some of the catalog entries for this show, listing title, date and materials, sound more like small towns than works of art: "The Ozymandias Parade, 1985. Tableau: wood, plastic, mirrored plexiglass, fiberglass horses, light bulbs, recorded music, paint, clothing, plaster casts, rubber, metal, galvanized...
...have to be an economist to know that $5.15 an hour isn't going to move anyone into a higher tax bracket. In fact, without an increase the minimum wage will sink to a 40-year low when adjusted for inflation. Currently, a full-time minimum-wage worker earns $8,500 annually--one third the average U.S. wage. Even with a complement of welfare, food stamps and tax credits, that income falls well below the $15,600 poverty line for a family of four. Administration officials say additional studies show that the 11 million workers who would benefit from...
...World War I Turkish Cavalry Helmets (wonderful as planters); and our Lord Kitchener Lawn Furniture, made entirely of distressed, vintage cricket paddles. A new favorite of Jan's dad, who's very particular when it comes to comfort, is our hand-rubbed rhino-skin Royal Bengalese Club Chair. Sink into this overstuffed beauty, and try not to imagine yourself in the highest echelons of the Raj, ordering a vodka tonic or dispatching 1,000 Gurkhas to certain death in the Khyber Pass...
...development of Apollo 13, the mix of animals and robot beasts in Babe, the bloody briskness of the battle sequences in Braveheart, the claustrophobic submarine struggle in Crimson Tide and the jolting impact of Seven. Character study, animal film, martial epic, macho debating, upscale splatter--all genres sizzle or sink depending on the editor's skill...