Word: aestheticism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There are flaws in Barnouw's massive work. The author is clearly not as comfortable in dealing with the literary value of entertainment broadcasts, or with aesthetic endeavor in general; his eulogies of Norman Corwin, Archibald MacLeish and Paddy Chayefsky are embarassing, though they might not have been so if...
Myth No. 2: Americans are slaves to "gadgets." Revel's solemn counterclaim: "The truth is that there is no country in the world where automobiles, for example, are treated more like ordinary tools-or where people drive less like maniacs." Furthermore, making an assertion that will particularly outrage Europeans...
Even in our permissive society, many people would reply that prostitution is not like the other vices. The familiar objections are social (it spreads crime and disease), paternalistic (it corrupts youth) or aesthetic (it befouls whole districts with its invitations to debauchery). But the most fundamental objection is simply that...
But even if we accept the argument that the Government should not intervene in private morality, legalized prostitution inevitably has social and aesthetic consequences. If there are no restraints on streetwalkers, they may swarm through the cities, accosting strangers and creating an atmosphere of general corruption. The compromise, as in...
Composer Kellaway's arch, nervous score does nothing to hide the banality of the original theme, and Balanchine's ensemble choreography is often surprisingly distracted and cluttered. On the other hand, Jo Mielziner's nighttime airline setting is one of the City Ballet's best, and...