Word: aestheticization
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Stumble upon the steep-roofed, wood-framed structure by Ekkamai Skytrain station on Bangkok's bustling Sukhumvit Road, and you could be forgiven for thinking that you had come across a temple. Set amid lush greenery and running water, the building looks like a sanctuary from the clamor of the...
That isn't the only way to run a business. Look at Microsoft. Bill Gates focused on operating systems. He didn't worry about hardware. He gave Windows to anybody who could pony up a licensing fee, and he let them worry about hardware. Result? He devoured the market and...
Why does the Arcade Fire insist on making such insipid music videos? The first offender was “Rebellion (Lies).” Not an outright failure, but undeniably a clip starved for imagination. There was probably no budget, so you forgive them, even though the only thing in...
The War WithinDirected by Joseph CasteloMagnolia Pictures4 Stars“The War Within” is an ambitious and courageous film. It is ambitious because it endeavors to engage the sympathies of a Western audience for an Islamic terrorist, and it is courageous because it attempts this feat in a...
At 11 p.m. last Saturday night, a Harvard College administrator had to stop and wince. He was standing at the back of Redline with an undergraduate, two architects, and an FM reporter, which was weird enough, but not the problem.The problem was an inch of amber-colored scotch. ?...