Word: actuallity
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...However, defamiliarization worked both ways, Boym argued. As a tool of Stalinist propaganda, art could lend a sense of wonder and exaltation, as in the harvest painting that declared the Stalinist slogan, “Life has become better. Life has become merrier.” The actual subject of the painting, a communal dinner in rural Russia, would itself have been unremarkable. But when metamorphosed into a massive genre painting as a monument to Stalinist benevolence, such a banal, benign subject can take on a sinister power...
...says Yada, when asked how things had changed following his selection last March. On the basketball team, Yada felt “socially ostracized by ugly teammates.” But while Yada runs a full court press in the hotness department, he alleges that his actual court skills might be less than a slam dunk...
...without a moment’s thought. We click the box and accept the “terms” without pause. What are the actual terms? No one really knows—and, more often than not, no one really cares. But perhaps we should pay more attention to the content of these curious provisos—these End-User License Agreements (EULAs) that accompany most any piece of software. If the new changes to the terms of service of one of America Online (AOL) Inc.’s most popular applications are any indication, it?...
...more division. The very wording of the “lack” of confidence vote—as opposed to a less widely supported “no” confidence—suggests especially that this vote was more about divisive power politics than about the actual sentiment expressed. The Harvard Corporation was never likely to fire Summers—lack of Faculty confidence notwithstanding—and the best option from the start was Skocpol’s more conciliatory proposal...
...matchups for the first round of the NCAA tournament were announced. While none of the teams selected surprised the collegiate hockey world, the actual pairings were a far cry from what many suspected...