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...executive's final choice was a wise one. "With Elbaz," says Richard Martin, curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, "we are witnessing the arrival of a great talent." Elbaz and McCartney won more good reviews for their fall collections, shown in March. He featured luxurious skirt suits accented with fur or pink; she offered more alluring pants and rich dresses of blue satin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Tired of Chic Simple? Welcome to the New Romance | 4/6/1998 | See Source »

...focuses on the horrors of slavery, Walker also effectively explores issues of black assimilation, black self-hatred and class mobility. For example, a black couple in 19th century formal-wear and bristling with haughtiness attempt to establish a safe-haven through European clothing and custom. Yet, the woman's skirt or stole is lined with ferrets, and a head of one remains alive, as its silhouette, too, is shown in profile, turning around to observe her. The scene establishes a dramatic irony; the viewer is aware that this black couple has failed to escape the racist terms of the exhibit...

Author: By Velma M. Mcewen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Collective Unconscious `Reconfigured' in Black and White: Kara Walker | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

Classes on Michael Jackson or the poodle skirt are relatively rare in Harvard's hallowed halls, but a handful of faculty members focus their energies on MTV instead of Machiavelli, and analyze Coca-Cola advertisements rather than Cezanne...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Socrates vs. Seinfeld: Faculty Teach Pop Culture | 3/12/1998 | See Source »

GROW YOUR OWN Doctors have grown new coronary blood vessels by injecting the heart with a bioengineered protein. Significance? One day the technique may be used to skirt blocked arteries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Mar. 9, 1998 | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

Many seem to skirt the "So what" and assume rising grades are a problem. Critics both within and outside the academy claim grade inflation is a byproduct of a society uncomfortable with rejection, lacking in moral fiber and dedicated to the maxim that the customer is always right--a society in which professors and graduate students care more about keeping their jobs than about academic standards...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Let It Bleed | 2/25/1998 | See Source »

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