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...years, every single time I have seen or heard him, I have learned something new." The new Pope himself seems ready to learn. Over the summer, he met in a one-month span with the leaders of the ultratraditionalist Lefebvrites and then with Hans Küng, a Swiss-born progressive theologian who has loudly disagreed with much of Cardinal Ratzinger's doctrine. He showed no sign of giving ground on either flank, but he listened. At October's Synod of Bishops, he introduced the first-ever open discussion period, and took part in it. "That the Pope himself spoke...
...fangs and flaring whiskers, in a complex pattern of leaves and grass like botanical illustrations come alive. The soaking rain is indicated by subtle transparent streaks. When you recover from the dramatic impact, you can see how the painting has been carefully planned and built up in layers. Franco-Swiss painter Félix Vallotton wrote that it "ought not to be missed; it's the alpha and omega of painting," though he couldn't resist adding the words "childlike naiveté," which would so often be used to undervalue the artist. Rousseau was never in any doubt about...
After leaving office in November, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder wasted no time sprucing up his résumé. He took a job as consultant with Swiss publishers Ringier in November; he even attended a rural language school in Wales to brush up on his English. Russian, though, might have been a better choice. Only weeks after brokering, as Chancellor, a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a gas pipeline linking the two countries, Schröder earlier this month stepped into the role of project chairman. Set to start piping gas into Europe...
...need for national security legitimize violence?Israel responds to the Munich massacre by assembling a team of covert operatives, headed by ex-Mossad agent Avner Kauffman (Eric Bana), to locate and kill Black September’s Palestinian backers. Kauffman is given a list of targets, an amply funded Swiss bank account, and free reign to dispatch the terrorists according to his discretion.Kauffman and his team approach their task with a sense of righteous purpose. When the team’s “clean-up specialist” (Ciarán Hinds) remarks, “It is strange...
...latter toward more traditional Indian designs. A series of gallery talks and lectures throughout the semester will accompany the show. Arthur M. Sackler Museum. Free. (KAK) Stratification: An Installation of Works Since 1960. Through Feb. 26, 2006. Curatorial intern M. Celka Straughn organized this exhibit of German and Swiss painters and sculptors highlighting seven key pieces from the museum’s collection. Several undergraduates were also involved in the project and will be giving gallery talks. The Busch-Reisinger Museum. Free. (DJH & LRC)—Happening was compiled by J. Samuel Abbott, Lois E. Beckett, Lindsay R. Canant...