Word: umbrellas
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...draw on everything from Baroque fountains and the Hudson River School of painting to the shock displacements of Surrealism. That cascade pouring out from below the Brooklyn Bridge is like a Hudson School variation on the Surrealist definition of beauty: the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on a dissecting table. (To be clear, The Waterfalls are set along the East River, not the Hudson.) And for New Yorkers maybe the most salient reference will be the open fire hydrants of a hot summer afternoon. Open hydrants are everybody's favorite shock displacements of nature and culture...
...took years of activism and advocacy - particularly fervent over the last few years - to make Delhi's Queer Pride possible. In 2004, Voices Against 377, an umbrella group of 12 NGOs working on a range of issues from women's rights to HIV/AIDS, was formed to file a case in the Delhi High Court against Section 377. (The case will have its final hearing on July 2 this year.) In 2006, celebrated author Vikram Seth wrote an open letter against Section 377, which was signed by the likes of Nobel-laureate Amartya Sen. "We just felt the time was right...
...militant groups. The newly elected government in Islamabad is backing the talks, and militants have agreed to stop attacking government institutions in exchange for the army pulling forces out of the tribal areas. But just a few weeks after news of the negotiations broke, Baitullah Mehsud, head of an umbrella group of insurgents called Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, declared at a press conference that he would continue his jihad against foreign forces fighting in Afghanistan...
...Urban - and chauffeured - versions of these tours are available in Paris with 4 Roues Sous 1 Parapluie (www.4roues-sous-1parapluie.com). The wry name - "Four Wheels Beneath an Umbrella" - recalls the brief given to the original 2CV designers, which was to create a cheap car for the masses. Tours include hotel pick-up, and take in the French capital's major sights as well as lesser-known attractions such as the Cité Fleurie - a 19th century artists' quarter. There are also romantic night tours that are especially popular with couples. But do remember to whisper in your partner's ear when...
...students, frustrated with the administration, turned their energy toward direct action under the aegis of the Third World Coalition, an umbrella organization which included groups such as the BLSA and the Arab Students Association...