The artist discusses her new projects, including her new installation at the Storm King Art Center. (Video 
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"He would jump all over me, then run away," said Stefano Unterthiner of the black-crested macaque in this winning photo from the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
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In a state renowned for its bucolic image, the iconic barns that help draw droves of tourists are vanishing along with the farms that needed them. Just after World War II, the state was home to 24,000 farms, each with at least one barn. Today, 6,200 farms remain that produce more than $1,000 in annual income, according to state data. Now the state is making a unique effort to stop the decline.
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It is a simple test, but has surprising power to predict a child's future. A 4-year-old is left sitting at a table with a marshmallow or other treat on it and given a challenge: Wait to eat it until a grown-up comes back into the room, and you'll get two. If you can't wait that long, you'll get just one. Some children can wait less than a minute, others last the full 20 minutes. The longer the child can hold back, the better the outlook in later life for everything from SAT scores to social skills to academic achievement, according to classic work by Columbia University psychologist Walter Mischel, who has followed his test subjects from preschool in the late 1960s into their 40s now.
By Anthony Lane
There have been countless occasions on which a husband and wife have acted together onscreen. A pair of mating movie directors, however, is altogether a more exotic find, and, as for both having a film released in the same month, it’s almost unheard of. ... American audiences will shortly be able to savor not only Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla but also Filth and Wisdom, directed by Madonna, his better half.
[Some comic relief from news of financial turmoil.—Ed.]
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If the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around a campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping, the new term being used for upscale — or glamorous — camping, could be your ideal green vacation. (Subscription required)
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