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...ought to torture the horse,” says Patricia Herzog, panelist and author. Not all panelists agree: Martha C. Nussbaum, a professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago Law School, recounts a “happy story” about an Asian elephant at the Bronx zoo (named “Happy”) that liked to look in the mirror. When researchers marked her ear with chalk, Happy saw her changed reflection and became distressed. Nussbaum says this is possible evidence that elephants have some degree of self-awareness, and experience a wide range...
...center of musical scenes. Back in those early days of block parties, b-boys and b-girls, the early focus on DJs like Grandmaster Flash and Kool DJ Herc gave way to a more producer-centric organization as hip-hop started to have a commercial life beyond the South Bronx. As rap radio shows and records soared in popularity, Marley Marl became the archetype of the champion beatmaker for the “Juice Crew” of rappers centered on the Queensbridge projects. Ever since, from Dr. Dre to Organized Noize, Timbaland to the Neptunes, hip-hop producers have...
Born April 10, 1934 in the Bronx, N.Y., Halberstam followed his brother Michael to Harvard in 1951 and joined the paper that year, soon proving himself to be an intrepid and astute journalist...
...investigation, and we get all of these in one artist,” said Everett. This broader social context was one of the themes addressed in “A Conversation with Eddie Palmieri.” In the hour-long discussion, Palmieri talked about growing up in the Bronx, how he got into jazz, and the sounds that influenced him at the time he was growing up. Massó seamlessly moderated the discussion, integrating memories from his own childhood and relevant clips of Palmieri’s music, and intermittently holding up original records from his collection...
...decades the Bronx-born designer has challenged and evolved American fashion...