Critic at Large On Photography reviews Sontag book
A New York review praises Susan Sontag's On Photography for its thorough critique while noting sharp disagreements. The piece highlights her insights on Arbus Evans and Cartier Bresson, calls her both disdainful and brilliant, and urges readers to study photography beyond mere images.
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New York
Susan Sontag
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Sontag
Diane Arbus
Walker Evans
Alfred Steiglitz
Lewis Hine
Bruce Davidson
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Richard Avedon
Man Ray
Lisette Model
Eugene Atget
New York Review of Books
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Pastor returned to Bethel Baptist pulpit after court ruling
Westfield New Jersey Rev Miles Austin wins court backing to resume duties at Bethel Baptist Church. Superior Court Judge Harold Ackerman restores back pay and says removal requires a congregation majority. Austin faces a congregational vote on his employment while critics call his sermons slanderous.
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Superior Court
Harold Ackerman
Ackerman
Austin
Bethel Baptist Church
YMCA
Drew University
Joseph Woodward
Meteorite Find in Antarctica Sparks Space Rocks Boom
University of Pittsburgh geologist Dr William Cassidy reports 21 meteorites found in two hours on ancient Antarctic ice. The largest weighed about 17 pounds, highlighting Antarctica as a prime site for preserved extraterrestrial material and surpassing Moon samples for practical collection.
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University of Pittsburgh
Antarctica
William Cassidy
National Science Foundation
Earth
Cassidy
Cyril Ponnamperuma
University of Maryland
Moon
Ponnamperuma
Rediscovering the gnostics by David E. Anderson
The Nag Hammadi Library, a major archeological find, offers Gnostic writings from around Christ's era. The texts reveal a secret initiation faith that sees spirit as good but trapped in matter and show striking parallels to early Christian radicalism.
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David E. Anderson
UPI
Jesus
Harper and Row
James M. Robinson
Harper
Los Angeles Times
John Dart
Robinsoon
Nag Hammadi
CTA track closure prompts Monday reopening plan
A 40 foot high rapid transit track near Chicago was found with wide cracks in its main support beam. Crews used wooden blocks and steel beams to prop the line and aim to reopen the Dan Ryan line by Monday after initial hopes of Saturday. About 133000 riders on workdays affected as Rock Island Lines also suspended service.
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UPI
Chicago Transit Authority
Dan Ryan
CTA
Rock Island Lines
Dan Ryanel
Illinois Department of Transportation
Judy Knapton
Thomas Wolgemuth
Marshall Sulloway
State Department of Transportation
Tom Buck
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Edward E. Slattery Jr
Explosion destroys four apartments in Atlanta complex
A gas explosion in a south Atlanta 32 unit complex destroyed four apartments and injured more than a dozen people, with victims treated for cuts and released. Residents reported extensive glass damage as the blast rattled the area.
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UPI
Vietnam
Johnny Rhodes
Willie Bell Brazeal
Grady Hospital
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