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...epicenter of the debate, it is Ellen Landau, Mellon professor of the humanities at Case Western Reserve University. Landau has long been known for her work on Pollock—a Jan. 30, 2007 New York Times article describes her as “one of the world??s most respected Pollock scholars.”Landau first viewed the disputed paintings in 2005 and concluded that they were the authentic work of Pollock. Two scholars, both connected with the Pollock-Krasner foundation, quickly came forward to declare that they disagreed with Landau’s findings.That same...
...context of democracy and its sustainability. Though at the screening Galison jokingly called the film an “impossible project” due to the impenetrability of secrets, Moss said the intent was to add a third dimension to secrecy’s “two-dimensional world?? of paper. The film combines historical footage, interviews, and animation. Grainy historical clips of American conflicts are juxtaposed with post-Sept. 11 images in order to present evidence for both the benefits and perils of government secrecy. Examples of heightened security like the Manhattan Project and the Cold...
...counted “at least 120” errors, “large and small,” in Geoffrey Perret’s last book, “Lincoln’s War.” Perret should have been proud that McPherson—arguably the world??s leading living Civil War historian—took the time to tally all the mistakes in the volume. It places Perret a cut above the many writers who toil away in both inaccuracy and obscurity...
Norman K. Mailer ’43, one of the world??s most eccentric and widely acclaimed authors, might have required two canes to walk into First Church in Cambridge last Thursday, but once he began to speak, he needed no one’s aid to keep the audience mesmerized. Though ostensibly there to speak about his new novel, “The Castle in the Forest,” the two-time Pulitzer winner weighed in on everything from Adolf Hitler’s genitalia and Hillary Clinton’s buttocks to the Iraq...
Aspiring journalists and filmmakers may not usually think of documenting health problems in the world??s less-developed nations as a path to financial success, but an impressive portion of the Harvard community did take notice of global health challenges on Feb 15. Over 100 students and faculty members attended a film screening and panel discussion entitled “Global Health and Journalism.” The event, sponsored by the Harvard Initiative for Global Health (HIGH), aimed to give participants a better understanding of ignored global health crises. HIGH is a university-wide organization with...