Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
If you ever doubt that your body is a beautiful, sacred thing, go see Irving Penn's photographs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit, titled "Earthly Bodies: Irving Penn's Nudes, 1949-50," is the first major exhibition of Penn's nude photographs.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
"Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute may be the ultimate fashion survey. It is at once a celebration and an indictment of fashion. It reveals both the artistry and the perversity of fashion designers.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
Community Board 7 met at 7 p.m. last night to discuss new business for the month, but instead, nearly three hours later, wound up with a new perspective on an old issue.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
As the national economy declines and college tuition rates continue to rise, financial aid is a key issue for many families with college-bound students.
It is also a key issue in the debate over early decision.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
Unbeknownst to most of Columbia University's human population, there is a significant community of squirrels treading the same ground where Dwight D. Eisenhower and Martha Stewart once walked.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
Last Saturday, Barnard first-year Andrea Donnelly took her place in this year's Olympic Relay Scrapbook, along with the likes of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the Williams sisters, and ëNSync singer Lance Bass.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
Wallace's brother, Aubrey, and I are enjoying the articles from the Spectator on Wallace and are printing copies for family and friends, and relatives in Louisiana who corresponded with him.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
The battle over Tibet has arrived at Columbia. China invaded Tibet over 50 years ago, and it still occupies this nation the size of Western Europe, claiming sovereignty over the land and people.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
In the Jan. 14 edition of the New Yorker, Hendrik Hertzberg praised The New York Times for its admirable coverage of the events during and following Sept. 11.
Wed, Feb 6, 2002, 12:00am
Tim Russert of Meet the Press was on Late Night with David Letterman the other night. I like Tim Russert. He is, by far, one of my favorites of all the newsmen and women out there these days.
