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...mind of the hushed brown crockery in the still lifes of Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin and the pulsating gum balls of Wayne Thiebaud, which in turn bring him to a wise and lovely conclusion: "Artists who push us to look more carefully at simple things may also strike a slightly melancholic note. They remind us of a childlike condition of wonderment that we abandoned once we became adults and that we need art to highlight occasionally, if only to recall for us what we have given up." If that's so, then maybe Kimmelman is not so different from...
...group's military chiefs are also threatening to strike against Israel to drive it out of the West Bank the way they claim they pushed it out of Gaza. Abbas' security brass isn't obeying his orders, making it hard for him to face down the Islamists and ensuring that he'll fall short of Sharon's demand for a complete end to violence. If Hamas gets a free hand in Gaza and its homemade rockets begin to land inside Israel, Sharon could also be in trouble--he faces party primaries in the spring and an election next fall...
...pass on Kanye (pronounced Kahn-yay; it means "the Only One" in Swahili) West. Executives at record companies large and small failed to reconcile West's appearance and demeanor with their expectations of what a rapper should be. They had no idea how to market him. "It was a strike against me that I didn't wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs," says West, 28, who grew up in suburban Chicago and often dresses as if he's anticipating an acceptance letter from Exeter. "But for me to have the opportunity to stand...
White and black South Africans united last week - on the picket lines. Gold miners in the world's biggest bullion producer went on a four-day strike demanding higher wages and better living conditions. The stoppage, the first industry-wide action for almost two decades, ended after employers agreed to a 6-7% pay increase. But low pay is not the only issue. Many mineworkers still live in single-sex hostels, symbols of exploitation under the old apartheid regime. The gold-mining companies point out that they have improved accommodation considerably; still, "the problem is to rebuild an entire housing...
...They didn't strike me as the Amway type, because, to be honest, they weren't very pushy about their product...