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How the human neck became a locus of power, beauty and frailty

  • Written by Kent Dunlap, Professor of Biology, Trinity College
imageJack Lemmon kisses Lee Remick's neck in a scene from the 1962 film 'Days Of Wine And Roses.'Warner Brothers/Getty Images

I broke its neck.

When making a vase at the potter’s wheel, I torqued its slippery neck clear off the pot as I tried to thin it into a graceful curve.

I find vases gratifying to make and their shapes especially pleasing to...

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