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...irony of this strange war is that just as we see the limits of what money can buy, buying becomes our patriotic duty. Perhaps we'd need to buy less if we could learn to accept less upward mobility and slower growth. In the meantime, we'll have to feel our way to being a Better Generation. With the collapse of the World Trade Center, the curtain closed on the decade of wretched excess heralded when Wall Street's Gordon Gekko proclaimed, "Greed is good." When a plea went out on Sept. 12 that the rescue workers needed socks, thousands...
...impact on the travel industry has been dramatic. Asian airlines, already under pressure from higher fuel costs and slower economic growth, are warning of tumbling profits, reduced services and thousands of potential layoffs as flights to and from the U.S. fly half or even one-quarter full. Countries across the region dependent on tourism are bracing for a downturn that will be "extensive and severe," says John Koldowski, spokesman for the Pacific Asia Travel Association. Destinations favored by Americans?like Hawaii, the Philippines, Fiji, Japan and Taiwan?will be particularly hard...
...irony of this strange war is that just as we see the limits of what money can buy, buying becomes our patriotic duty. Perhaps we'd need to buy less if we could learn to accept less upward mobility and slower growth. In the meantime, we'll have to feel our way to being a Better Generation. With the collapse of the World Trade Center, the curtain closed on the decade of wretched excess heralded when Wall Street's Gordon Gekko proclaimed, "Greed is good." When a plea went out on Sept. 12 that the rescue workers needed socks, thousands...
...message was left on the H-12 answering machine, which, although composed mostly of static, seems to sound like the phrase “Schuyler, the fridge is in the library.” To the utterly obsessed Stefen and Mark, who tried playing the message back at a slower speed in order to make out the words, this event was riveting. And the search continues...
...Studio of Her Own,” however, one must not overlook the strong aspects of the exhibit. The small size of the exhibit also creates an intimacy not found in some of the larger exhibits that the MFA has recently housed. Likewise, gallery traffic is decidedly slower than usual, so that visitors to “A Studio of Her Own” do not have to jockey for position to see every painting...