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...eyes are closed, yet you can tell that they are full of the sorrow and contrition that only a sincerely devout human being can experience. Browsing through the corpulent volume entitled "Bernini" that is conveniently provided at the front of the exhibit, you will observe that the completed marble version of the clay impression has Jerome rest his head upon a cross, oblivious to the rest of the world in his religious penitence, that is more than touching--it is heartrending in its faith...
...issue includes an essay by Holton titled "Einstein and the Cultural Roots of Modern Science," which explores the way Einstein's theories were shaped by the "cultural soil" of the 19th century. The essay is an extended version of Holton's 1997 Robert and Maurine Rothschild Distinguished Lecture in the History of Science, an annual lecture organized by the Department of History of Science...
Brit Hadden, who had grown up in Brooklyn and was, much more than Luce, a true product of middle-class America, wanted TIME to be the witty, sophisticated, even cynical voice of his generation--something like a newsman's version of H.L. Mencken's popular magazine The Smart Set. But to Luce, TIME had a different purpose. It was to be a vehicle of moral and political instruction, a point of connection between the world of elite ideas and opinion and middle-class people in the "true" America hungry for knowledge...
Like the ideas that dominate the cyberindustry today, TIME was never about information per se. It was about organizing it in ways that would enable curious people to get to it easily and quickly. Think of TIME as a pioneering version of a Web browser. And think of Luce and Hadden as the world's first cyberstars...
...signs reading "No Greed" are displayed. A passerby explains, "When the owners paid off their lease from the state, they decided to raise the rents up to market levels, causing a lot of controversy. They're just trying to upscale the area." Another South End dweller tells a similar version of the "No Greed" story. "They're snootifying the area," he says. "They want to make it too nice for us, so they can kick...