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...paintings. Magritte, however, saw Tintin as too colonial, Catholic and conservative. In the 1930s, Hergé drew the cover for a political pamphlet for Léon Degrelle, leader of the Belgian fascists; at the same time, Magritte designed a caricature of Degrelle looking into a mirror and seeing an image of Adolf Hitler looking back at him. (See pictures of Hitler's rise to power...
With the College’s massive curricular review now in the rearview mirror, four individual departments conducted academic overhauls of their own late this year, revamping their concentration requirements to appeal to a wider variety of students.English, Classics, Music, and Astronomy modified their undergraduate programs this past year to give their concentrators greater flexibility and more accessible options.Many departments say that they wanted to de-emphasize preparing their concentrators for future academic work in the field, prioritizing a compelling introduction to the subject matter instead.“We did this because we didn’t think...
Distorted Reflection Beppe Severgnini is right that in order to get rid of Berlusconi, the media-mogul Prime Minister, Italians must first learn to shed the Berlusconi inside them [An Italian Mirror, May 11]. So, what are we waiting for? Marco Guizzardi, BOLOGNA, ITALY...
...final revealed the real meaning of the event. "How good it is we have something that takes the world's eyes off our greedy bankers and corrupt politicians," he said. In Britain, where Morgan is still remembered as the former editor of the salacious tabloid newspaper the Daily Mirror - and who was forced to resign after it published faked photographs - his tone of moral outrage might have rung a little hollow. But under the spell of BGT, a vast swath of Britons suppressed their congenital cynicism and concentrated on rooting for their favorites - and for Queen and country. (See TIME...
...This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.] HUBBLE WEBB ORBIT 353 miles from Earth 1 million miles from Earth PRIMARY-MIRROR SIZE 7.9 ft. in diameter 21.3 ft. in diameter LENGTH 44 ft. 72 ft. WEIGHT...