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...packed in rows against a field of stucco painted "Yves Klein blue," the dark blue patented by the French artist. Depending on how you think about it, those disks can look like sequins or coins. Either way, for a department store, that's an apt association. But Kaplicky, a soft-spoken man with a very sober disposition, likes to cite another, very unsober inspiration, a Paco Rabanne "chain-link" dress from the 1960s. Disco fashion as the point of departure for a sizable building? Take that, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe...
...conflict—the audience watches as she is worn down to a nub by the struggle between right and wrong. The director also makes the score a key element, elevating it from mere wallpaper to a vehicle of communication between the audience and the film. The music remains soft, allowing the volume to stem from the characters, each screaming in their moral conflicts. Critics have been hypnotized by the melody of the drama—the film won Best Picture, Best Screenwriter, and Best Actor at the European Film Academy Awards, and has been nominated for an Academy Award...
...Nevada forum - which all the major candidates attended except for Obama, who skipped it to campaign in Iowa - the jabs were more subtle than the Clinton-Obama tussle. But it was clear that, despite Richardson's wishes, the Democratic candidates will not be going soft on one another as this campaign heats up. Each of the candidates gave a brief speech and then took three questions from moderator George Stephanopoulos. Here's a look at some of the differences that emerged...
...winning its fifth straight carnival with a final tally of 898.0. The University of Vermont and Middlebury finished second and third with 843.0 and 806.5 points, respectively. In the alpine events, winds of upto 50 MPH and poor visibility provided tough conditions for the teams. Combined with soft snow, navigating the slopes proved to be a challenging endeavor. “It was like a minefield trying to make it down,” senior Katie Connors said. “It was pretty intense, but everyone made it down pretty fast.” Junior Alexandra Teng placed highest...
...scholars when Pope John Paul II promoted them to two of the top spots in the Church hierarchy: Martini to Milan in 1979 as Archbishop of Europe's largest diocese, and Ratzinger to Rome in 1981 as head of the Vatican's doctrinal office. Over the years, the two soft-spoken Cardinals became seen as intellectual and institutional titans, practically alter egos, and the undeclared leaders of opposing theological camps battling for the soul of the Church. Like Ratzinger's backers, Martini fans once hoped their man might succeed John Paul. Still today, as when they were Cardinal colleagues, most...