Word: archaic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Einstein could never accept that the universe was at its heart a cosmic crapshoot, so that today his papers on unified field theory seem hopelessly archaic. But the puzzle they tried to solve is utterly fundamental. In simply recognizing the problem, Einstein was so daringly far-sighted that only now has the rest of physics begun to catch up. A new generation of physicists has at last taken on the challenge of creating a complete theory--one capable of explaining, in Einstein's words, "every element of the physical reality." And judging from the progress they have made, the next...
...SPAD: The worst grade at Harvard was a B in Archaic Latin...
...fourth meal also avoids that archaic concept of everyone eating together at the same time. "If Harvard wants to be a diverse school, it has to have diverse meals," one junior declared...
Written by Jacobean playwright Thomas Middleton in the early 17th century, Women Beware Women might seem at risk of being somewhat out-of-date: the tricky iambic pentameter of the dialogue and rather archaic betrothal practices are more reminiscent of Shakespearean times than they are of modern day America. However, the production is at times so wicked, so sensationalist (think lots of incest and death), that the audience can't help but be captivated. Whether it be the orgy at the end of the first act or the well-choreographed (but comedic) swordplay that results in death and still more...
...that promises to be highly entertaining, even as a social commentary on class and pride unfolds. And as director Echeverria says, despite the traditional sets and costumes and ideas, modern parallels can still be found, which helps to explain why Gilbert and Sullivan has always been at once both archaic...