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...paintings, she uses bright colors and thick black lines to portray the people and landscapes, sometimes with swift impressionistic strokes, and sometimes with thin, carefully-controlled washes of color...
Other displays are devoted to departures from the basics, which Gerardi terms “the long and short of fashion.” There are thick boots and delicate heels, pointed toes and towering platforms, each with its own fascinating origins...
...government soldiers he knew he would get no further. Opening the left rear door, he stepped out with one hand in his pocket, a finger poised on the trigger mechanism. TIME's correspondent witnessed the explosion from a ridge-top bunker a short distance away. A flash and thick curls of smoke engulfed the road before the crack of the explosion washed across farmers' fields. Moments later, a Kurdish government mortar battery retorted, dropping a round on the lip of an Ansar bunker within view of the chaotic checkpoint scene...
...Last Gasp Britain, home to three of the world's largest tobacco companies, ended all industry advertising last week, among a thick cloud of ads that grabbed some final publicity. The ban, which covers posters, billboards and print, will soon also end sponsorship of sporting events. U.K. tobacco firms spent only €32 million on ads last year, but 1.6 million people saw their billboards every day - which is why the government hopes the ban might finally help snuff out smoking among the young...
Putting on his thick black glasses, Scorsese struggled vigorously to mount a tall chair with a seat that came to his chest...