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Macedonia Lines Up For E.U. Membership

Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia H.E. Ivica Bocevski visits Columbia University next Tuesday to speak about the accession of his nation to the European Union. Big Think spoke with Gordon N. Bardos, Assistant Director of the Harriman Institute at Columbia, about what this innocuous country's chances are for becoming an official European state. … Read More

June 5, 2009   |  In World

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Paris is Burning, So What Else is New?

No one does a good riot like the French. But is this really just 1789 all over again? … Read More

April 2, 2009   |  In World

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If Berlin is the New SoHo Then What is the New Berlin?

For the past five years, there has been much buzz about how Berlin is to artists what SoHo was in the 1980s—cheap and creative. … Read More

March 23, 2009   |  In Arts & Culture

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Is Contemporary Art in Crisis, or Will Crisis Save Contemporary Art?

Last year, after the dust had cleared from the meteoric crash of the contemporary art world, there was the distinct feeling that the party had ended. But has it? … Read More

March 17, 2009   |  In Future

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