Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
If anyone should be given the job of commemorating the history of post-World War II Japan through art, it is photographer Shomei Tomatsu, not only for the breadth of his portfolio but also for his reflections, both bleak and hopeful, of what modern Japan is.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
EDITOR'S PICK
“Raphael’s La Fornarina”
The Frick Collection
Fifth Ave. at 70th St.
Nov. 30, 6 p.m.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
Set amongst the fading fall colors of Central Park, the most recent manifestation of Perfect Vehicles, a work first developed by artist Allan McCollum in 1985, strikes a majestic but discordant note.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
Government restriction of free speech started long before the Patriot Act, as Geoffrey Stone will explain in his visit to Columbia tonight.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
The Equal Benefits Law, an ordinance that requires the city to contract exclusively with companies that offer employees’ domestic partners the same benefits that spouses receive, has not been enforced in New York City even though it technically went into effect on Oct. 26.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
For at least the next 20 years, the West Harlem community can rest assured that it will not serve as the dumping ground for the bulk of Manhattan’s trash.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
Child abuse is declining in America, but nobody seems to know it.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
At the new Urban NET Community Technology Center, the sign over the door, which bears the word “unique,” says a lot about the community initiative taking place inside.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
A Columbia student arrested at the Republican National Convention earlier this year has added her name to a class action civil lawsuit against New York City for unlawful arrests and detainment during protests.
Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 12:00am
By Matthew Berry
