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...partial explanations: when one woman made passes at him in a tavern, “He was at first cold, and then violent, giving her head a sharp smack,” Morris writes. But Beethoven also carried the albatross of physical unattractiveness: he had a swarthy complexion, skin pits, and short legs. One singer rejected him, “because he was so ugly, and half crazy...
When my editor asked me to write an article for the What's Next issue, I panicked. I foresaw long hours in laboratories trying to interpret the jargon of scientists finding new ways to map the brain, implant RFID chips in my skin or create a tofu that fails in its attempt to taste like yet another kind of meat. What, I pondered, would be the easiest subject I could tackle? What never changes? The answer suddenly seemed obvious: What's Next ... with the Amish. How hard could that be? I could report and write the piece while watching television...
...wage tourism industry. In a city suffering some of the nation's highest poverty and crime rates, African Americans questioned whether their concerns fit on Nagin's pro-business agenda. One of New Orleans' leading black ministers, Bishop Paul Morton, even called Nagin "a white man in black skin" a few months after the election...
...best, considering the University’s conflictive past with locals over the campus’s construction of contemporary buildings (and this one in particular).In an interview on site, GSD Associate Professor of Architecture Laura J. Miller, said that the building’s skin is a “valorous attempt to make this project respond to the overly prescriptive review process that such projects undergo.” Pointing to the terracotta cladding’s color she said, “This is especially geared towards the lay person. It’s an amelioration...
...novel, anyway, Taylor fails to address the implications of his hero’s origins—even when Demurral takes the step of branding him. The appearance of an African on the coast of Yorkshire elicits relatively mild surprise from the local inhabitants. Indeed, Raphah’s skin color and its evocation of the mysterious African continent appear to be little more than a gratuitous reminder of the ancient and mystical powers at work...