Word: colorism
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...people often take comfort from things that remain the same. That may explain the alarm felt by residents of the western city of Lanzhou on Sunday afternoon, when they noticed that a stretch of the 3,400-mile Yellow River was not yellow - not even tan - but a color closer to magenta. By the next day China's official news agency, Xinhua, had published photographs of the Biblically hued slick and reported that an unknown substance spilling out of a local sewer had caused the river to "turn red and smelly...
...SCREEN SAVIOUR Prepare for a slew of biblical biopics, including The Nativity Story, with Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary. First up, though, is the controversial Color of the Cross, in which Jesus is depicted as a black man, out this week...
...their sides. As the light fades, neon signs illuminate the city's numerous hotels and karaoke bars. Smaller lights also begin to blink on in the rows of brand-new apartment buildings that line the riverbank for miles. Behind one of the buildings, a fountain of noise and color erupts as firecrackers and exploding rockets mark a wedding banquet...
...their sides. As the light fades, neon signs illuminate the city's numerous hotels and karaoke bars. Smaller lights also begin to blink on in the rows of brand-new apartment buildings that line the riverbank for miles. Behind one of the buildings, a fountain of noise and color erupts as firecrackers and exploding rockets mark a wedding banquet...
...after returning home from work. He declined to comment on the nature of his job under Mao Tse-Tung’s regime.He may not be a professional, but his self-taught style is appreciated for its simplicity.“He doesn’t try to be colorful, like professionals do,” Pian says. Describing Zhou’s music as “pleasant,” Pian says “it’s wonderful to have him. He gives Harvard Square a special color...and his playing definitely takes courage...