Prometheus
PROMETHEUS was one of the Titans of the generation of gods prior to the Olympian Zeus. According to the eighth-century BCE Greek poet Hesiod, he became the major benefactor of the human rac...
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Prometheus
In ancient Greek mythology the hero Prometheus (meaning forethought) rose up to the heavens to light a torch from the Sun's fire, then brought it back to Earth for humankind. This fi...
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TEDDY: On October 9th, Conde Nast's Brides.com announced a partnership with The Rink at Rockefeller Center called "Engagements on Ice!!!" According to the press release, "a marriage proposal inclu...
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No sexy Inga, no green monster — and what is most important, no $450 seats."Frankenstein," a new musical now on view at 37 Arts, does have a last name in common with Mel Brooks' Broadway vers...
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Amadeo Modigliani's life as an artist was marred by poverty, stormy relationships and drug use, and cut short by an early death.Now Spain's Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has put together an exhibition ...
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Despite a government endorsement, food from cloned animals could take years to reach supermarket shelves. But the backing does give hope to several struggling businesses that clone cows and pigs.Th...
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[Ed. note: this article was originally published on April 15, 1996] Carrie went to Aspen by Learjet. She wore the white mink coat, a short dress and white patent-leather boots. It seemed like the t...
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You live here your whole life, and you just never get around to visiting ... yourself.But now take a visit deep within, thanks to National Geographic Channel's documentary "Inside the Living Body,"...
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Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood's most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer's unhappy wife in "From Here to Eternity" and danced with the Siamese monarch in "The King and I," ha...
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Solar energy is getting bigger -- literally.More utilities are looking to build large solar power plants that can put out as much electricity as coal- or gas-fired plants, but run much cleaner."We'...
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Opera, the most multilayered art form, loves war for its multiplicity of passions. Opera also fears war—or at least the direct depiction of it onstage. Most opera composers have sensibly real...
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