Word: wanderings
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Posner is one of two prominent economists to wander into the tricky realm of the natural sciences in recent months. (The other, our esteemed University president, is thanked for his advice in the preface of Catastrophe.) Just as Lawrence H. Summers’ sojourn into behavioral genetics elicited several less-than-rave reviews, Posner gets mixed marks from physicists for his musings on subatomic matter...
...that North House allow men in the dorm between five minutes after noon and noon the next day-essentially leaving the door open 24 hours a day. Her proposal caused a ruckus, especially among the upperclasswomen who had grown comfortable with the rules and wanted to be safe to wander the halls in bathrobes...
...Governor has brought a more fun-loving approach to Sacramento than his predecessor. The state capitol is now a tourist attraction. Visitors, many from overseas, flow through the metal detectors at the building entrance and wander the corridors right up to the doors of his office, hoping for a glimpse of the Gubernator. "He is very mindful of that, so he walks about a lot," says Pat Clarey, his chief of staff. "It is kind of fun walking the hallways with him as the cameras go off." Schwarzenegger's mantra to the office staff is borrowed from the movies"Action...
...Prize works are turbulent and politically engaged. In Lagos-based Yinka Shonibare's Un Ballo in Maschera, elegant dancers in bright 18th century costumes re-enact a historical regicide to a soundtrack of their own shuffling feet. In The House of Osama bin Laden, Brits Langlands & Bell let you wander through a computer simulation of bin Laden's stark, empty Afghanistan home - war has moved elsewhere, so the piece toys with virtual reality's usual role as the background for a shoot 'em-up. Whether you want to look for parallels between past and present...
...Prize works are turbulent and politically engaged. In Lagos-based Yinka Shonibare's Un Ballo in Maschera, elegant dancers in bright 18th century costumes re-enact a historical regicide to a soundtrack of their own shuffling feet. In The House of Osama bin Laden, Brits Langlands & Bell let you wander through a computer simulation of bin Laden's stark, empty Afghanistan home?war has moved elsewhere, so the piece toys with virtual reality's usual role as the background for a shoot...