Word: aestheticizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Hootie has become a kind of rock-'n'-roll Rorschach test for fans and detractors alike. Fans often see them as a shiny, happy people band, a safe band, an integrated group of nice boys who play golf--a comfortingly Eurocentric sport--and who specialize in songs that are tuneful...
While Annenberg was hailed by administrators and some students as an improvement in the dining aesthetic, many first-years agree that the change from the Great Hall to a more spacious facility struck a major blow to socializing.
To some, however, Angelopoulos' style may sometimes seem too lingering or, in a sense, too thorough. (Other Angelopoulos films, "Landscape in the Mist" and "The Traveling Players," can be seen at the HFA this weekend). Long, sustained shots prevail, inviting a contemplation of the image's inextricable connection to the...
"I want them to come out the other end thinking music can be an important part of their lives, a whole other way of thinking and feeling, using your ears as a way to get aesthetic information that can then make your life richer.
"He puts a great emphasis on aesthetic and artistic meaning of writing," Buchwald adds, saying that he hasn't encountered that philosophy often in his English classes.