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...they're not supposed to. Runway designs are a form of wearable artwork; the emphasis is on beauty and innovation, not functionality. "It's fun to do these really extravagant, exciting runway pieces," says George Simonton, a fashion designer and professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, "but very few of the truly wacko designs are meant to be worn." In other words, missing armholes aren't an oversight; they're a statement...
...Economic growth] has done its work for us," says Richard Wilkinson, professor of medical epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, whose work has shown that wealth equality is far more important to population well-being than overall wealth. "We have reached the point, after millennia, in which raising material living standards is no longer the best way of improving quality of life. In wealthy countries, we now need to turn our attention to other factors, such as the quality of our social interactions...
...original version of this story, Richard Wilkinson, professor of medical epidemiology at the University of Nottingham was quoted as saying "Capitalism has done its work for us." In the interview with TIME, he stated that "It has done its work for us" and he was referring to economic growth rather than capitalism...
...according to Susan S. Fainstein, a leading figure in urban planning and a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the current draft of the Charlesview plan is “well-designed” and includes an appropriate level of density and open space. She says that she believes the plan should be approved as soon as possible, and that the potential hindrance posed by the Allston residents’ concerns could be in part due to a class-based conflict of interests...
Stein’s return hardly marks the end of the line for Harvard’s presence in Washington. Yesterday, Business School Professor David S. Scharfstein began work with the administration. Scharfstein could not be reached for comment over the last week...