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...first-round woes, Dole remains a threat to the Bush juggernaut. The mere fact of her candidacy charged up the G.O.P. and caught the attention of a nation more cynical than ever about its politicians. In Des Moines, Dole dropped by the Iowa state girls' basketball tournament and was mobbed by autograph-seeking schoolgirls and their parents. "She'd be the first woman President ever!" declared Shannon Anderson, 13, who sidled up to Dole in the stands. "Awesome!" said her friend Melissa Haglund, 12. "Power to the women!" Dole was smiling as always, but she must know that Girl Power...
...style and life's work around a few simple, widely acknowledged verities: that our universe is ruled by chance, that life is too short, that movies are, or ought to be, primarily a visual medium. The difference between him and us was that he didn't regard these as mere talking points. He acted on them. Obsessively...
...Despite his dubious status as the poster boy of the new generation of mom-approved modern rock, Lang is still a mere pupa in terms of his musical maturation. Case in point: his live show at the Orpheum last Saturday night. From the last row of the balcony, I was not afforded a proper view of the rising star. The best I could make out was a gel-spiked head which bobbed furiously to the beat of the manic drummer. Clad in a black tank top which accentuated his spindly silhouette, Lang affected and effected the look of a rock...
Wols's abstractions are scenes of the everyday realities of Paris life. Influenced by Moholy-Nagy and other Bauhaus aestheticians, they reveal the abstraction inherent in commonplace details. When figures are used, as in Untitled (Clochard) their human identity is obscured. Bodies become compositional elements, mere surfaces for the interplay of shadows. Other images, such as the stunning Untitled (Bucket), utilize light to create form. The water in the bucket has a metallic shimmer to it, suggesting a solidified surface. Wols skillfully contrasts the texture of the rags' ribbing with the placidity of the water to create an image...
...Wols's abstractions are scenes of the everyday realities of Paris life. Influenced by Moholy-Nagy and other Bauhaus aestheticians, they reveal the abstraction inherent in commonplace details. When figures are used, as in Untitled (Clochard) ,their human identity is obscured. Bodies become compositional elements, mere surfaces for the interplay of shadows. Other images, such as the stunning Untitled (Bucket), utilize light to create form. The water in the bucket has a metallic shimmer to it, suggesting a solidified surface. Wols skillfully contrasts the texture of the rags' ribbing with the placidity of the water to create an image...