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...Since George A. Plimpton ’50 wrote the above praise some 46 years ago, Pynchon has indeed succeeded in turning staggering promise into staggering achievement. His third novel, 1973’s “Gravity’s Rainbow,” is one of those works??like Joyce’s “Ulysses” or Wallace’s “Infinite Jest”—that literary junkies force themselves to read and pray that they’ll one day understand. He has received a National...
...permanent artistic highlights. So, even without the incessant chatter and social whirlwinds that begin the Biennale, a water-bound escape to the Cimitero would benefit anyone who feels relentlessly confronted by visual masterpieces and glories. Of course, one of the delights of Venice is the sheer supply of these works??there is always one more Carpaccio to see. But Ezra Pound’s minimalist plot provides a welcome respite from the grandeur of conventional and commercial beauty...
...does not improve complex thinking tasks. For example, Adderall will not improve reading comprehension but will allow the user to go over the paragraph multiple times to obtain the answer. Without the drug, fatigue, boredom, or distractibility might occur. It is also not clear whether Adderall “works?? by actually improving performance or by simply improving motivation. It decreases procrastination but will not turn the “no” of a defiant child into a “yes” for getting homework done...
Plans to renovate the Fogg have been in the works since 2003. Earlier this year, the museum’s collection—composed of more than 260,000 works??was transported to an off-site location for storage...
...this world has required years of imagination. The greatest challenge facing the creation of “Watchmen” has always been the legacy of its inspiration, the classic 1986-7 graphic novel written by Alan Moore. Moore, who deliberately divorces himself from all film adaptations of his works??including “V for Vendetta” and “From Hell”—left a daunting task for eager filmmakers. Any worthy onscreen adaptation would need to capture the gritty depth and scope that have made the book so influential, while...