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...reasons I love African art is because the primacy of sculpture,” she said. “In [Odundo’s] works as well, it is almost as if the work becomes a new work as one moves around it and looks at its various shapes.” “I see a certain playfulness, but there is the moving of an element that really draws our attention to it and challenges our notions of what a vessel is and should be,” Blier said. “That playfulness is something which...
...looking for an issue-by-issue approach - rather than a grand ideological transformation of the party - to manage the surge of Obama power that is preparing to hit Congress next January. They'll offer a deal on energy - most likely permitting more offshore drilling in exchange for various incentives for green energy - but resist tax hikes, a change in union voting rules or other measures that are opposed by small business...
...Stop Falling All Over High Heels "Heeling Power" gives various explanations for why women choose to wear stiletto heels but ignores serious and feminist analyses of the sources of this so-called choice [Oct. 13]. The style can be viewed as analogous to the old Chinese tradition of foot-binding in its restrictions on comfort, mobility and even safety in the name of a socially constructed "femininity." I will never wear them. Does pole-dancing also signal this convergence of feminine beauty and authority? Cerise Morris, Montreal
...chants of “Yes We Can” echoed around the freshmen dorms for more than two hours after CNN announced the results of the presidential election. The number of voters under the age of 30 grew both nationally and on campus, and students and faculty cited various reasons why youth will maintain their increased interest in politics. Although concrete numbers are not yet available, exit polls indicate a significant jump in youth turnout. Between 22 and 24 million ballots were cast by young voters, amounting to at least a 2.2 million increase from 2004, according to Tufts...
...filled to capacity. A space that might have held 2,000 or more, stood about one quarter empty. And many of those present took poorly to McCain's praise of Obama's achievement. They booed at times, and one loud man swore at the stage, evoking the excretions of various farm animals. The fireworks the campaign had purchased to celebrate victory never fired...