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An "unresponsive' critic's response
Some of us dance,
and some are critics
Choreographer Myra Bazell argues that her peer dancers make better critics than outsiders who “shark around desperately.” As one such shark, allow me to bite back.
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Pre-fab dwellings at MOMA in New York
Pre-fab housing:
Confessions of a convert
Where I grew up, factory-made homes meant trailer trash or cookie-cutter suburban sprawl. But the creative pre-fab homes on display at MOMA provide us with intelligent solutions to many pressing environmental and economic issues.
“Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling.” Through October 20, 2008 (Part I) and October 26, 2008 (Part II), at Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 St., New York. (212) 708-9400 or www.moma.org.
“Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling.” Through October 20, 2008 (Part I) and October 26, 2008 (Part II), at Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53 St., New York. (212) 708-9400 or www.moma.org.
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The vice presidential debate (2nd review)
Sarah Palin's body mike
(and two other reasons not to underestimate her)
Sarah Palin’s debate strategy and her execution of it were quite sophisticated and carefully orchestrated. That “Can I call you Joe?” greeting, for example, was a mater stroke of manipulation.
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The vice presidential debate (1st review)
Sarah Palin's 'American Idol' audition
Senator Joe Biden offered a substantive presidential contrast to Sarah Palin but failed to penetrate her gee-whiz persona and sly evasions. Katie Couric, on the other hand, unleashed the truth genie.
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First debate: McCain's body language
First debate: The body language behind McCain's words
The first presidential debate seemed to confirm that the business of war, rather than the art of diplomacy, is John McCain's true essence.
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John McCain: A therapist's view
McCain struggled throughout young adulthood in the shadow of two revered admirals. His five years’ imprisonment in Vietnam released him from that family pressure. But his subsequent journey of personal liberation has been unmarked by concern for those he encountered along the way.
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Gorbachev wins the Liberty Medal
Mikhail Gorbachev, winner of this year’s Liberty Medal, is indeed an overachiever. He lost his country. He lost a superpower. He lost the greatest land empire ever seen. And he did it all on his own.
Liberty Medal Award presentation. September 18, 2008 at National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. (215) 409-6600 or constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal.
Liberty Medal Award presentation. September 18, 2008 at National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. (215) 409-6600 or constitutioncenter.org/libertymedal.
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Sarah Palin and the "C' word
Thanks to Sarah Palin, the 800-pound gorilla is out of the cage. The 'C' word— class— is the one word in the American lexicon that's even better hidden in polite public discourse than race. And it has little to do with money.
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Sarah Palin as the new Nixon
So far, Sarah Palin's vice presidential candidacy reminds me of Richard Nixon's in 1952. And she could be even more electorally potent.
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A few questions for Bristol Palin
I want to know about the kid. The Baby you have started. What’s her life going to be like growing up in a family where the parents married at the end of a shotgun or the back of a Bible? Say, Bristol, you ready to put away your dancing shoes and warm up the bottle?
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