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...dazzling array of themes and styles, rather than, like many previous exhibitions, focusing on specific facets of his oeuvre. The show organizes the approximately 250 works on display into groups, each corresponding to an aspect of the human life cycle, from birth to death, religion to travel. By highlighting various elements of Klee's diverse body of work - such as his preoccupation with music or animals - the show also stresses its universality, something that is also visible in the dualistic nature of his art. On the one hand, for example, he was fascinated by simple, seemingly chaotic forms of representation...
...lived in. One of the highlights of the exhibition is Klee's Angelus Novus, on loan from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem until the end of December. Rarely seen outside of Israel, the watercolor, depicting a strange creature that is part bird, part man and part angel, has sparked various interpretations over the years. Its former owner, the German philosopher Walter Benjamin, believed that it represented the Angel of History. According to another theory, the painting was inspired by Adolf Hitler, who lived in Munich at the same time as Klee. When Klee painted Angelus Novus in 1920, Hitler...
...interesting life. At 69, Eggleston has been married to his wife Rosa for 44 years and raised three children. But his definition of wedlock has been elastic enough to permit numerous girlfriends and affairs. He has been known to shoot indoors--guns, not just pictures. There have been various run-ins with the law. And over the years, he's been the best of friends with Jim Beam and Jack Daniel's. He's also been one of the most original artists of your lifetime...
...changes proposed and signed into law by President Bush, this impoverished yet fortunate class has only grown--to 45.6 million households, or one-third of all income tax filers, according to the Tax Foundation, a right-leaning think tank with a reputation for getting its numbers right. If the various tax cuts and credits Barack Obama has proposed on the campaign trail are enacted, the group estimates, that figure will rise to 63 million, while John McCain's tax plans would bring the tally to 62 million. Either way, more than 40% of the population would stand to come...
...Harvard psychology professor Mahzarin R. Banaji, in conjunction with professor Brian Nosek of the University of Virginia and professor Tony Greenwald of the University of Washington. The three scientists are collaborating on “Project Implicit,” a research Web site which allows visitors to complete various tests in order to gauge their subconscious associations. The tests cover a wide variety of topics, including racial, religious and gender biases as well as preferences among the presidential candidates. “As psychologists, what we’re doing is using the Web site to understand some...