MacArthur

1 This was right after the first Gulf War, and General Schwarzkopf was seen as the second coming of General MacArthur.

2 The choreographer is Steven Hoggett, an acclaimed British movement director, and the set designer, Mimi Lien, is not only a Tony winner but also the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant.

3 A week ago it seemed as if the television producer David Simon had reached the pinnacle of his achievements when he was named the winner of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.”

4 "I would like to work with the local community to preserve living traditions and the site itself," Dawdy said, and the MacArthur grant may help.

5 Orff is a good example that this year’s fellows in particular don’t fit into neat categories or boxes, said Cecilia Conrad, a managing director of the MacArthur Foundation.

6 The MacArthur Foundation  grants — 23 were announced Wednesday night — go to individuals in a range of fields, including writers, artists, scientists, teachers and entrepreneurs.

7 He was unable to control Gen. Douglas MacArthur, his commander in Korea.

8 The MacArthur Fellow citation credits her with “breathing new life into a uniquely American art form in works that combine the musicality of tap with the choreographic intricacies of contemporary dance.”

9 Sam is a member of the local scout troop; an orphan, clever if not wise beyond his years, and affecting a corn-cob pipe, he resembles a young Douglas MacArthur.

10 Then there was “MacArthur Park,” the grandiose quasi-symphonic “cake out in the rain” popularized by the Irish actor Richard Harris and in 1978 remade into a disco fantasia by Donna Summer.

11 The stipend may last for five years but the title MacArthur fellow, the sobriquet of “genius,” is forever.

12 For Zollar, a force of creativity and empowerment in the modern-dance world and an artist-activist whose wider recognition is long overdue, receiving the MacArthur at this point is a validation of her inexhaustible drive.

13 Spence solidifies his reputation as an adored professor and scholar, nabbing big awards — including two Guggenheims and a MacArthur.

14 Last year, he was named a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.”

15 The MacArthur Foundation’s grant comes with no requirements or expectations — there is no evaluation of a fellow’s work during the fellowship term.

16 Donald Antrim, a MacArthur fellow, will read from his new collection of stories, “The Emerald Light in the Air,” at McNally Jackson, 52 Prince Street, between Lafayette and Mulberry Streets, SoHo; free.

17 MacArthur's replacement, General Matthew Ridgway, managed to turn the tide against the enemy, with both sides settling once again along the 38th parallel.

18 He’s as analytic as he is playful, a MacArthur “genius grant” winner who looks to tease meaning from basic objects.

19 “It was a little garbled, then I heard the person on the other end say the words MacArthur Foundation and the world started spinning.”

20 His counterpart is Mr. Zenón, 37, a Puerto Rican alto saxophonist and composer, who was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2008.

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