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...offended by the way in which British "Bad Boy" artist Damien Hirst dominates the art world [Sept. 15]. He is just a charlatan who found a gimmick and capitalized on it, suckering in those wannabes who are more interested in bragging rights than promoting a fresh, honest talent in the art world or insightful, subversive ideas in the public arena. Dead animals preserved in formaldehyde and a diamond encrusted skull-is this even legal? Spin paintings done by studio assistants-give me a break; kids have amused themselves for decades creating identical masterpieces at fairs and school fundraisers. My fantasy...
...jarring to hear Charlotte's power brokers explain that it's important to improve their city not for its own sake but for the sake of its businesses, which need high-quality culture to attract high-quality talent. But even if they sometimes make Charlotte sound like a New South wealth-generating machine that happens to contain people, their boosterism is producing real progress. Charlotte still has problems with smog, schools and sprawl, and a few condo projects have stalled in the credit crunch. But Charlotte's mix of climate, cheap housing, new urban amenities and old habits of materialism...
Absolutely not. The Food Network loves my presence on Iron Chef. They have a lot of new talent, and their business model isn't necessarily completely [in sync] with mine...
...classic lines of the deco era." There was a time when writers and artists could live there--a few still do--but now the apartments start at $1 million-plus, making it strictly the domain of the wealthy. ("Money wants what it can't buy," Bushnell writes, "class and talent.") The friction between those two worlds--rich and poor, crass and cultured, New York present and New York past--gives the book its heat. Well, that...
...three matchups this season (along with last Friday’s win over Holy Cross and The Game).But I have to give the reigning champs the benefit of the doubt, especially after they showed last week in their fourth quarter comeback victory over the Crusaders that along with talent they have grit. Harvard’s secondary isn’t what it used to be and will be tested, but I’ll take senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti and his undefeated record in a shootout any day.Prediction: Harvard 35, Brown 28CORNELL (1-0) VS. YALE...