Word: thumbtacks
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...each other on, and no one seems upset when the Payday piñata breaks on the very first try - revealing Payday candybars. With New York easing its way into spring, being outdoors under a blue sky is almost as refreshing as the chance to stab a thumbtack into a fat, balding, caricature of a boss...
...blindfolded research analyst spins around in circles and inaccurately pins the tail on "The Feds," - one of the eight economic culprits scrawled on an oversized poster board alongside the boss caricature. A former hedge fund manager pins his thumbtack somewhere between "The Economy" and "Consumer Spending" while a few yards away, a laid off videographer for media gossip site Gawker tosses a telephone wrapped in electrical tape just shy of the 100-point mark, as designated by circle drawn with sidewalk chalk. Prizes are awarded, mostly in the form of gift certificates to local restaurants and bars - Goddard had advertised...
...clear thumbtack at each corner of the color prints fixes them to the wall so they may be easily removed and replaced by other people’s visions of New York. This section was assembled by submissions from anyone, and the actual component photographs change on a daily basis as new submissions arrive. The variety of images and artists reflects the diversity of the city. But what connects them is that, in general, the shots are more joyous than mournful. The section extols the wonders of life in the city rather than lamenting its destruction...
Raneshia L. Smith '01 disagreed. The Dunster House resident was slapped with a $50 fine for a single thumbtack in the wall...
...shelf. So for seven minutes the audience delights in watching whirling tops of different colors and nationalities. A snow-flake top from India splits and becomes five tops spinning at once. There is no narration; a musical score anticipates the spinning function found even in a jack or thumbtack...