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...said her California upbringing had taught her to deal with earthquakes and other sudden crises. “To me it’s part of that fatalistic California psyche that things can happen in nature out of nowhere, making you feel suddenly and completely out of control,” she said...
...There's still no obvious Thai look. Some designers target Bangkok teenagers, others Paris socialites; some are foreign-educated, others are self-taught. But there are certain shared qualities: an attention to detail, a preference for handmade materials and designs, and a taste for natural textiles and light fabrics made from silk and cotton. Much of what distinguishes Thai fashion, in fact, is in the details?made possible because of the country's vast supply of skilled craftspeople, whose traditional styles get incorporated into utterly contemporary final products...
...Having first trained as an actor at Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art, Freeman should know. He dropped out to direct, but the experience taught him the importance of long rehearsal periods, something he has campaigned for ever since. At the now-defunct Opera Factory, he was famous for training his singers in yoga, primal screaming and Butoh dance, and his productions successfully broke down the image of a singer plonked on stage. (Musically adventurous as well, Freeman will premiere a hip-hop opera based on the life of Libya's Colonel Muammar Gaddafi for the ENO in September...
...result, Foster, who has taught at Harvard for 18 years, likely would have lost her post as a lecturer and tutor in the Folklore and Mythology Department—and potentially her special-concentration advising role as well—if she ceased to serve as assistant dean...
...classes at the College. “I’m going to try to take Michael Sandel’s bioethics class and Positive Psych,” said Lynch. Biological Sciences 60/Government 1093, “Ethics, Biotechnology, and the Future of Human Nature,” taught by political philosopher Sandel and Cabot Professor of Natural Sciences Douglas A. Melton, has attracted more than one follower, with Campbell also expressing interest in the course. Cooper said that he is interested in studying a topic distinct from the focus of his study group. “I think...