Word: brassing
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Unfortunately, logistical problems of casting long names like "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill" in metal make most rings resemble brass knuckles--only less elegant and sans the functionality. What these objets d'art lack in subtlety, they make up for in garish hideousness. For those who don't want to lug half their body weight on a single finger, FM's Style Police have rustled up these choice alternatives...
...gets it, from the little dog in the foreground with its back to us, transfixed by the sight. And things are complicated a little further by a second window, on the right, that lights up the mother and child and leaves a brilliant splash of gold on the brass bed warmer hanging above the mother's head, like a displaced halo...
...months since it was revealed that Radcliffe College's future was up in the air--the subject of secret negotiations between college officials and Harvard brass--Radcliffe classes and programs have gone on as always...
...musicians here are generally not superstars, although such nationally known acts as Soul Asylum and the Mississippi Mass Choir do make appearances. And a few of the performers featured deserve a shot on Leno or Conan O'Brien, chief among them the spirited New Orleans hip-hop brass band Soul Rebels. Most of the acts on River of Song, however, seem content with local renown. They display a commitment that's deeper than celebrity: for them, music isn't simply a means to acquire wealth or fame; it's a method of preserving traditions and a way of life...
...hours, mostly on PBS or public access cable channels--but the search yields a feast. Opera, dance, chamber music, theater and more are presented in a beguiling spread of video clips. So surf that dial, comb that TV Guide. Caruso and Domingo, Lillian Gish and Paul Robeson, the Canadian Brass and James Galway all await...