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...these two works, entitled “Watusi (Hard Edge),” is a painting directly inspired by Henri Matisse’s paper collage “L’escargot,” the second, a fabric-like abstract work in blue called, “Sky Light...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Davis Deals With Controversy Over Art in ‘America’s House’ | 10/16/2009 | See Source »

...mother (Fionnula Flanagan), he concocts his biggest whopper yet: Heaven. Word gets around about this great news, life after death, and in a fairly bold Act III Mark reveals to his swelling flock of acolytes the truth, or the inspired lie, of the "big man who lives in the sky...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pants on Fire! The Inspired Invention of Lying | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...customers the potential embarrassment of preboarding potty talk. Though the Japanese-language announcement video at the gate for domestic departures politely advises travelers to use the bathroom before boarding, the English announcement makes no such suggestion. The English video does encourage passengers to "think about the earth and the sky above," saying that a lighter aircraft means less carbon dioxide emission, but it stops short of suggesting a preboard run to the loo. (See 50 essential travel tips...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Early: Japanese Flyers Get Some Bathroom Advice | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

Kristof and WuDunn—the first married couple to win a Pulitzer Prize together—spoke to a packed audience of their experiences in Malaysia and Africa while promoting their new co-authored book “Half the Sky,” which draws from the Chinese saying “women hold up half the sky...

Author: By Kerry K. Clark, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Journalists Explore Oppression of Women | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...huge demand for the Predators' eyes in the sky over the battlefield - reconnaissance that can't be provided by manned aircraft - has muted such criticism. While it took 12 years, from 1995 to 2007, for the Predator fleet to rack up 250,000 flight hours, it reached the 500,000-hour mark just 20 months later. The Air Force currently runs 37 Predator "orbits" 24/7 over Afghanistan and Iraq, which requires about 150 personnel, as many as 10 pairs of pilots and sensor operators and four Predators. While their most important mission is to provide ground troops with real-time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Kind of 'Top Gun' for a New Kind of War | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

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