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...based Yinka Shonibare's Un Ballo in Maschera, elegant dancers in bright 18th century costumes re-enact a historical regicide to a soundtrack of their own shuffling feet. In The House of Osama bin Laden, Brits Langlands & Bell let you wander through a computer simulation of bin Laden's stark, empty Afghanistan home - war has moved elsewhere, so the piece toys with virtual reality's usual role as the background for a shoot 'em-up. Whether you want to look for parallels between past and present, ask "But is it art?" or pass the time checking out works with...
...based Yinka Shonibare's Un Ballo in Maschera, elegant dancers in bright 18th century costumes re-enact a historical regicide to a soundtrack of their own shuffling feet. In The House of Osama bin Laden, Brits Langlands & Bell let you wander through a computer simulation of bin Laden's stark, empty Afghanistan home?war has moved elsewhere, so the piece toys with virtual reality's usual role as the background for a shoot...
...President Leonid Kuchma as Prime Minister a year later, Yushchenko alienated Ukraine's financial oligarchs and overshadowed his unpopular boss, who fired him in 2001. As head of the Our Ukraine opposition bloc, he has become a skilled political adversary, leading meticulously planned demonstrations and framing the election in stark, eloquent terms. "Our choice is very simple," he said just before the runoff. "Either we live according to the code of ethics of the criminal underworld, or we live like free and affluent people...
...word rehab typically conjures up stark visions of hospital beds and group therapy in drafty rooms. Hoping to change that is the Sanctuary?a new, five-star detoxification center for those with problems of addiction (to anything from alcohol to drugs to gambling), located in the stunningly beautiful surrounds of Australia's Byron Bay. Its clients are entrepreneurs, top professionals and other affluent individuals for whom the subject of addiction may be painfully taboo. Instead of opting for a neighborhood 12-step program, they would rather ensconce themselves in the opulent seclusion of the Sanctuary's beachfront villas, which come...
...Bush returned to the White House on the afternoon of Election Day, chief of staff Andrew Card presented him with a five-page handwritten letter of resignation from Attorney General John Ashcroft. The letter, written a few days earlier and sent quietly to the White House, was in stark contrast to Ashcroft's often brash style as the nation's top cop. The President, distracted by exit polls suggesting that he might be heading for defeat, absorbed the thrust of Ashcroft's missive, then put it aside and said he would deal with it later...