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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Lang’s expressionistic city and the brilliant special effects of Eugen Schuefftan, overpower the argument that belittles Metropolis for its excessively maudlin, and at times incongruous plot. Metropolis was one of the first true science fiction movies, and its influence on films such as Alphaville and Blade Runner is very apparent. Lang’s Marxian depiction of capitalism and industrialism gone awry prophetically predicts many of the problems that plagued the twentieth century. Some dislike what they see as an oversimplification of capitalism, and accuse Lang of being politically antiquated. Perhaps his economic stance in Metropolis...

Author: By Natalia H.J. Naish, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Days of Auld Lang Syne | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

...Lang’s expressionistic city and the brilliant special effects of Eugen Schuefftan, overpower the argument that belittles Metropolis for its excessively maudlin, and at times incongruous plot. Metropolis was one of the first true science fiction movies, and its influence on films such as Alphaville and Blade Runner is very apparent. Lang’s Marxian depiction of capitalism and industrialism gone awry prophetically predicts many of the problems that plagued the twentieth century. Some dislike what they see as an oversimplification of capitalism, and accuse Lang of being politically antiquated. Perhaps his economic stance in Metropolis...

Author: By Natalia H.J. Naish, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Days of Auld Lang Syne | 2/7/2002 | See Source »

...slowly becomes more common for young women to shun circumcision, the heavy stigma of being "uncut" is fading. Ivorian Banassiri Sylla, 34, recalls the day 26 years ago when she was to be circumcised. "I remember the blade. How it shone! There was a woman kneeling over me with the knife. I bit her; it was all I could do. Then three women came to hold me down. One of them sat on my chest. I bit her with all my might." The women finally let Sylla go, but her uncut status was a mark of shame for her family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Last Rites | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...Mighty PRO Grill is “a flavor enhancer, use any liquid you like” to infuse your foods. How does beer beef sound? If you call 1-800-354-2800 soon, you’ll get, among other things, four steak knives with the Miracle Blade III. These knives can cut steak, linoleum and even pineapples! So long, and happy and healthy grilling...

Author: By R. Fujii, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Infomercials, Inspirations of Insanity | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

...love it. And walking through the Winter Garden plaza, we make sure our visitors read the legend, from poet Frank O?Hara, that snakes along a balustrade: ?One need never leave the confines of New York to get all the greenery one wishes. I can?t even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know there?s a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally regret life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Where I Live | 11/6/2001 | See Source »

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