Two Rochester artists have constructed an 18-foot-long rhinestone-laden replica of a US Predator drone, which will be shown as part of a multimedia exhibit opening Friday, March 1, at the Hampden Gallery at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The installation, “Home Drone,” asks audiences to consider what life is like for people in Pakistan, Yemen, […]
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Days of war
This Thursday, June 9, will mark 1,365 days since September 11, 2001, the putative beginning of the War on Terror. And virtually no one will take notice. But this number’s been around before: It was 1,365 days between the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941) and final victory over the Axis powers in World […]
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You vs. terrorism
You may not think much of Rochester Gas and Electric during a blackout. But at least the utility’s helping to fight the War On Terrorism. RG&E has included a booklet recently with electric bills that should allay all your deepest fears. It proclaims “You Can Help Prevent Terrorism, Too.” Yes, now every one of you […]
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Lackawanna: terror of the unknown?
During World War I, Buffalo was gripped by what one authority (quoted by the late UB sociologist Ed Powell in his Design of Discord) called “a mounting and diffuse anxiety” over “German spies and plotters.” In July 1918, a Buffalo publication advised readers: “Do not wait until you catch someone putting a bomb under a […]
