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...sculptures on the capital grounds in St. Paul to read "democracy," to herald their cause and to heckle the Republican National Convention. By the time the demonstrations against the GOP were underway, however, the letters had melted into partisan illegibility, reading "democrat" or "democratic." Protesters later reached the triangular zone across the street from the Xcel Energy Center, where barbed-wire fences and riot police separated the boisterous Republican-bashing crowd from the few delegates inside...
Occasionally throughout the march, demonstrators who were dressed in all black and wearing handkerchiefs and carrying bricks were seen cutting through back alleys and side streets. When the march reached the triangular park, there stood a few dozen brave Republican Party supporters, chanting their approval of the Iraq war. Meanwhile, in the middle of the march line, a group of Industrial Workers of the World bellowed a profane chant while riot police flanked the march, holding sticks and ominous riot guns...
...attorneys in St. Paul have also raised concerns about their protest area, which is set to line a city street, culminating in a triangular space facing the convention hall. While the tip of the triangle is close to the arena, the design of the space risks a possible crush of people vying for the same space, say advocates for the protesters. "What if you have different groups with different political aims and desires?" asks Chris Sur, an attorney with the Maslon law firm who is representing protesters in negotiations with the city. "What if they are all fighting...
Among the first and at the time tallest of New York City's signature skyscrapers when it was completed in 1902, the 22-story Flatiron, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue, Broadway and 23rd Street, is instantly recognizable for its triangular shape. Though it was dwarfed 30 years later by the Empire State Building, 11 blocks up Fifth Avenue, the Flatiron is a favorite of architecture buffs and a lasting star in the skyline, featured in the opening credits of the Late Show with David Letterman and serving as the fictional headquarters for the Daily Bugle in the recent Spider...
...them strolling through a supermarket and various domestic abodes. Neat? A little, maybe. Fast-paced? Not really. But what is it, you ask, that’s threatening the posh world of these A-listers? The video doesn’t really make it clear, showing instead this inane triangular pixilation effect that follows the stars wherever they prance. If this is the menace that threatens their future, I can’t say I sympathize with their lyrical sense of urgency. Another minor grievance with this offering is that it’s way more for the guys than...