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...Though Shahn's paintings give insight into Shahn's interpretations of his photography, his photography certainly speaks for itself. The way Shahn is able to convey a certain mood by a photo of nothing more than a store display window is nothing short of genius. One piece, showing his daughter looking into an empty shop window, captures at the same time the desolation of the shop and the innocence of the little girl. Shahn makes the viewer painfully aware of the economic hardships endured during the Depression, that this store is not unique in its emptiness and desolation...
There's nothing quite as charming as the 32nd aisle of an MD-80. I've often wondered whether it stems from the lack of a window, the intimate proximity to the engines or the savory aroma that wafts out the nearby lavatory, but as I descend into Logan after a fetid and sightless flight from San Francisco, I am reminded that its greatest charm is not any of these. No, the drops of water falling into my magazine remind me that its charm lies in the air conditioning that graciously drips all over passengers in the 32nd aisle...
...Again, the class distinction is brought to the forefront as I make my way from the windowless window seat to the aisle. I look for the nearest vacant bathroom and find that for all 127 of us in la section bourgeoisie there are but two. Neither is vacant, and there is a line. I am determined, at this point, to explore the realm beyond the curtain, and decide to finally penetrate the most stolid symbol of oppression in the room. I placed my hands nonchalantly into my khaki pockets and sauntered casually toward the front of the plane...
...foot-to-foot with the "Shoe Rapist" last year, she was aware of everything occurring. Like so many of the other survivors, she had gone to Lamont to study when the man took a seat in the cubicle next to hers. But cautious Boike turned to look in the window and caught the reflection of the scoundrel slinking to her shoes. "I kept seeing him looking down and doing suspicious things," she recalls. For a solid half-hour, Boike observed as the man worked his feet over her side. "I was too weirded out to do anything. I just kept...
With a wistful glance out his window, Pankau commented on the totality of his life here at Harvard...