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...treatment for this devastating disease. ?The news is good,? he said. ?We?re well on our way to new leads in the development of drugs for Alzheimer?s.? MIT?s Nancy Hopkins, for her part, saw in recent research on hormonal pathways in such lowly creatures as worms and zebra fish the possibility of new treatments for aging. If these work, she said, you won?t necessarily live more years but you?ll stay young longer...
...owner Deborah Hughes. UpStairs on the Square’s website describes the new décor as “a throwback to 1940s glamour with a modern twist.” And, boy, what a twist. With leopard skin-patterned carpets—except for the zebra-themed Veranda Room—and an explosion of not-quite-clashing pastel colors on the wall, the décor wows even the least fashion-conscious of visitors. I couldn’t help but think that Ray Charles would be distracted from his meal by the restaurant?...
...materialism and unchecked urban growth. Liang Juhui's Floating Transported uses video projection to simulate living in China's cramped, anonymous cities, while the desolate black-and-white photos of artist Rong Rong's Ruin Series document the remains of demolished Beijing neighborhoods. Xu Bing's delightful Guangdong Wild Zebra Herd features four donkeys, alive if bedraggled, chewing grass outside the museum; the artist painted them to look like zebras after reading a story about inventive Chinese villagers who did the same in hopes of drawing tourist money...
...building, which housed the Market Theater for a little over a year, now looks like a Betsey Johnson boutique—leopard and zebra-print carpets line the floors, pinks and purples dominate an unusually bright color scheme, and whimsical chandeliers illuminate the room...
...tiny stones that enables subtle color gradations on a flower petal or insect wing. Some pieces are almost grotesquely large, some tiny and delicate. (The cheapest retails for around $1,000.) Diamond "strings" are twisted into snowflakes or lace fans. There's a (brooch-size) horse's head, a zebra with ostrich plumes and a sinister sheep with sapphire eyes. François Curiel, head of Christie's Europe, which sponsored the show, says the "chicness" of a high-society gathering is now measured in the number of JAR jewels attending, so the 145 collectors who lent their treasures...