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Larry Summers was chanting beside a glowing crimson pentagram. The Devil himself (or perhaps just a regular old demon, what do I know about infernal cosmology?) was communing with Larry from within the symbol. His skin was red like the blood of ten thousand martyrs and foul black horns protruded from his temples. I could feel waves of evil rolling...
...Ireland, but artist Rita Duffy'seffort is unique. Duffy plans to tow an iceberg from Norway to Belfast, the city where the ill-fated Titanic was built and from which it set off on its fatal maiden voyage in 1912. Duffy said she hoped the iceberg would be "a symbol of hope" for the province's divided community. Alas, like so many peace agreements before it, the work is bound to melt down...
...telling use of himself to give authenticity to the idea of the saint's self-examination. But in none of his work did Caravaggio incorporate the idea of his own sufferings more fully than in the picture of David. Maybe Goliath has been converted here into a symbol of the artist's martyrdom. Or maybe this is the face of Caravaggio's subordination to a triumphant younger lover. Either way, can anybody refuse this man who tore himself to pieces...
...Hyundai Asan, a company involved in joint North-South industrial projects. This year's transfers?if a planned donation of 500,000 tons of fertilizer goes ahead?will likely be at least $350 million. The new Kaesong industrial park, just north of the Demilitarized Zone, is the most visible symbol of economic cooperation between the two countries. In late 2004, the first of what South Korea hopes will be 2,000 factories built over the next 15 years?all funded by South Korean companies?started churning out stainless steel cookware, called "unification" pots, in Kaesong. Although the partnership...
...name “Transit Club” came from Hwang’s fascination with the “T” symbol for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Hwang, who hopes to concentrate in Sociology and Government, says he enjoys people-watching on the subway. He adds that the name also “comments on the fact that getting there is seventy percent...