Carolina de la Torre, a 26-year old student, emerged from the final exam of her 6-year law program at the University of Buenos Aires looking like a cross between couscous and chicken parmesan. Her hair was a putrid paste of mustard, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, oil, vinegar, and yerba mate. Her arms, face, and back were […]
Using Armatures in polymer clay sculpture
Armatures serve several useful purposes in free-standing polymer clay sculpture. Firstly, they provide a frame upon which to build the clay. Secondly, they cut down the quantity of clay required so that the resulting sculpture is lighter and bakes thoroughly in a shorter time. Thirdly, they support the sculpture after baking, which is particularly important with the more […]
STEPHEN B. OMAOIS: In Memory of a GURU Gem
STEPHEN B. OMAOIS: In Memory of a GURU Gem (NOTE: When Stephen Omaois was murdered in cold-blood way back in 2004, the following article was written as my way of honoring him and his short-lived excellence in community journalism. The whole piece never saw print ever since the day it was written, out of […]
J&K Irony: She kissed the hands that buried her son
Abhishek Behl, www.merinews.com Four years after her son was brutally killed by the terrorists in J&K, 70-year old Sabza Begum could not resist herself from embracing the police officer, who went against the ‘fatwa’ issued by the terrorists and gave him a decent burial. AFTER FOUR YEARS of long wait, when seventy-year-old Sabza […]
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