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...severely eroded the constitutional respect and protection accorded to women.” Likewise, Ellen R. Malcolm of EMILY’s List laments that the justices have “so whittled away at the basic reproductive rights of women that Roe [v. Wade] is hanging by a thread...
...reach the generation of young women who are embracing sewing. Call it the Project Runway effect. Inspired by the reality TV show, in which aspiring designers compete for an entry into the fashion world, young people in growing numbers are trying their hand at wielding needle and thread. The Home Sewing Association estimates that there are about 35 million sewing hobbyists in the U.S., up from roughly 30 million in 2000, and annual sales of machines have doubled since 1999, to 3 million. Since the seamstresses in this new generation are less likely to have learned at their mother...
...subject matter. While the other works have some visible recognition of the artists’ descent, Madahar captures birds visiting feeders—in Framingham, Massachusetts, no less. While laudable that the exhibition brings together the diverse works of photographers in one forum, the common thread among the photographs is the artists’ shared ethnicity ultimately seems to be too weak a basis on which to center a collection...
...Ecuador, last May, he didn't go to the bank or ask his relatives for help. His seed money arrived via the Internet. Using the website Kiva.org a Bay Area software engineer named Nathan Folkert lent Penafiel the $500 he needed to buy two new sewing machines, fabrics and thread for higher-quality suits. Folkert has never met Penafiel but says making the loan "felt like I was giving him a shot at the American Dream...
House living breeds a certain kind of pride that all too often morphs into House jingoism and mudslinging. One of the longer conversations on my House’s open e-mail list was a 51-post thread that started with ideas for getting new residents excited about Leverett, and ended with an abortive (though semi-serious) declaration of war on Dunster...