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...pieces don't come cheap. Stanley's multiple-edition giclées (i.e., prints on canvas) start in the vicinity of $1,600, while original acrylic paintings - such as his self-portrait in makeup with a studded leather collar - can go for as much as $50,000. Last year alone, he did an enviable $3 million in sales. (Take that, Yale MFAs.) But it's a somewhat ironic turn, given that Stanley failed his art classes when he was at the High School of Music and Art in New York City in the 1960s. "I'm a very hard worker...
...From the start of the Watchmen cult, film people knew two things about the comic book: (1) that it simply had to be made into a movie and (2) that it couldn't. An epic superhero saga, spanning 45 years, with six major characters who all sport double identities and crucial, intertwined back-stories, does not lend itself to the narrative turbo-thrust of a standard action film. Indeed, the superest hero of the bunch - Dr. Manhattan, once known as Jon Osterman - is not an action hero; he's a passive one, a contemplative godhead, a sinewy blue nude Buddha...
...Maybe Watchmen is one of those cult films that doesn't expand beyond the true believers. It probably won't make even alternative movie history. It certainly contains its share of popcorn breaks: hit the concession stand whenever Dan and Laurie start their mooning. But it bravely pursues its agenda with a monomaniacal grandeur, on the order of Speed Racer and Synecdoche, New York. (Loyal readers will understand that I mean this as a compliment.) Both admirable for and cramped by its fidelity to the Moore vision, this ambitious picture is a thing of bits and pieces. Yes, the bits...
...trend is particularly disturbing because of its implications for foreclosures. As house prices continue to decline and more people find themselves paying mortgages above the value of their properties, the risk increases that they'll start walking away in droves. But "you have to be very careful in jumping to conclusions," says First American chief economist Mark Fleming. "Just because your house is worth less than your outstanding mortgage doesn't mean you're going to go into foreclosure or anything like that." Even for people awash in debt, homes are still places to live. If prices are given enough...
...whose veterans are nationally acclaimed and often recognized for excellence might seem daunting to an underclassman looking for her moment to shine. But on the Harvard women’s hockey team, which is spoiled with talent, some people simply can’t help standing out.After a rocky start to the season, the Crimson finally found its footing, thanks to contributions not only from the upperclassmen, but a solid core of sophomores as well. “I think they’re playing with a lot of confidence, and that’s what’s important...