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While these times are scary and strange for many Americans, a number of people in other countries feel a sense of deja vu. Asia went through a similar crisis in the late 1990s, and various other countries (including Argentina, Turkey, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, Indonesia and South Korea) have suffered through banking crises, stock-market collapses and credit crunches...
...some Egyptian-revival scarab jewels; and the images of the flaps of skin on lizards beneath the chins of males (known as dewlaps) contain rich colors and bumpy textures more complete and expressive than a painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Some of the most fun elements are in the various media boxes spread throughout the exhibit. One for the zebra explores how the types of stripes vary between the three species. It explains the purpose of the variations, such as the stripes’ ability to break up the outline of any one individual to confuse predators...
DRCLAS, referred to by its affiliates as “Doctor Class,” began the “Diálogo” discussions last year. While the center also sponsors various travel abroad programs, Howell said organizers hope “to continue the Latin experience once people returned to the U.S.” The talks aim to provide an opportunity for students to discuss Latin American issues in an informal setting...
...found its perfect home in the new plazas that were being added on to building projects all across the city.“It is completely natural that skaters would move into these areas,” Kayden says. “They are public spaces, they have the various steps and ledges and railings that skaters obviously appreciate. They became the playground.”“It was like skaters had a mole in the city planning office,” narrator Chloë Sevigny says, describing how skaters adopted these spaces as their...
...bluesy, organ-infused slow raps (“No Matter What”); inspirational messages and misogynistic quips; they all coexist on the same record. But despite the motley and sometimes jostling composition of the album, it all comes together. Its multiple facets seem to reflect various aspects of the Atlanta rapper’s own personality. He sounds oppressed and worn down at times, but at others he comes off as resolute and even celebratory. Whether he’s crowing about his vast wealth and domination of the hip-hop game or decrying the price of fame...