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Even industry leader Nike is constantly upping the technical quotient in its designs. This year it introduced Sphere Macro React, a two-layer panel of fabric arranged like fish scales that adjusts to body heat; as heat builds, the top layer peels away to reveal a cooler, meshlike skin...
Responding to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reported comments that Israel should be “wiped out from the map,” Khatami said that he has “never wanted the elimination of a person or nation from the international sphere...
...traditional Muslim men, Iran's rulers consider it more honorable to keep their wives out of the public sphere. To this day, no one has any idea what Mrs. Ayatullah Khomeini looked like, or whether Mrs. Ahmadinejad, the wife of the current president, has attended college. The cloistering of official spouses only inflames people's curiosity...
...sense of what that might mean with Inverted Mirror Sphere, the most irresistible piece in his recent show in New York City. A massive spiral globe light assembled from triangular bits of mirror, it shoots light all around the room in lacework patterns. What, you say--a high-concept disco ball? Absolutely. And a reminder, too, that the sun is not the only bright ball that can bring people together while it gives off some glorious vibes. --By Richard Lacayo...
...Educational background, who his parents were, what he did, where he came from, what kinds of friends he has," says Jackson--then memorizes everything and inserts notes into the script to mark the spots where he plans tiny, barometric moments of character revelation. "Doesn't matter if it's Sphere or Shakespeare," he says. "Acting is craft, and everybody's got to bring it if you don't want your movie to be a piece...