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...unfolds in the realm of the difficult. War is an activity conducted in an impeding medium. Wars disturb equilibriums in completely unpredictable ways. Unexpected consequences are the routine. In this context, it is very easy for a President to make effective action impossible. All he has to do is to give orders that set one constraint too many...
...book as "Peanuts: The Art of Charles Schulz." Kidd has done a wonderful job of presenting this important artist's work in a prestige format. Even non-"Peanuts" fans can marvel at the dazzling layouts and attention to detail. Books like this elevate not just the subject but the medium as a whole. Oh yeah, and it's pretty funny...
From here, the DVD medium can only get better. Here are a group of promising DVDs scheduled to arrive well in time for the holiday season...
Butt begins to falter in her choice of medium and her application of that medium. Resembling ancient Persian manuscripts, Butt’s drawings consist of interlaced pages of semi-transparent dot patterns with a small watercolor over-painting. Additionally, little white circles with words such as “honor,” “doubts” and “passion” are strategically placed on the finished product. The over-paintings are always of either a young turbaned man or a woman, whose face and expression are eerily reminiscent of Frida Kahlo?...
...David B. Stevens ‘03 returned home over the holiday break to find that all his old friends have become either borderline drug addicts or born-again Christians. Seeking to find a happy medium, Stevens has begun proselytizing while high. “Jesus, was, like, the original Jim Morrison,” he whispered gravely...