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...step toward the sanctification of human rights in the international realm. Yet is the United States really the country that ought to be taking the lead in this crusade? Can we honestly expect, nay, demand compliance from Yugoslavia when we have so thoroughly thumbed our nose at the very concept of international criminal...
...when it became an increasingly significant feature of the American art scene, thanks in part to the correlation between the Great Depression and the quest for an assertion of American values. Apparently, well-made and decorated cabinets were reminders of the Great American Way and museums adjusted the concept of high art to include pieces that served as reminders of American prosperity and independent craftsmanship...
Added to my list of online diversions is Scott Slonak’s 1990s Lyrics Quiz (www.artofthemix.org/writings/lyrics.asp). It’s a really simple concept: there’s a list of lines from 200 different songs that were popular in the 90s, and all you have to do is name the song each line came from. It’s infinitely frustrating to stare at a lyric and have the song on the tip of your tongue. Took me forever to remember that “life is demanding without understanding” is a line from...
...extent that it has one, is the exploration of the beauty of the simplistic, then the sequence in which the trio assembles a giant slide whistle-drum out of piping should be praised not only for its originality but also the creative adaptation and application of a basic musical concept...
...Parker: We saw what's considered a pretty classically American response: The population supports an idea in theory, but specifics tend to cause problems. A full three-fourths of the public supports the concept of Bush's faith-based charity proposal. Interestingly, a lot of those same people felt strongly that groups outside the Judeo-Christian tradition should not be provided funding, while at the same time, 78 percent of respondents said that groups should not be able to turn away applicants who don't share their religious beliefs. So you have these vaguely conflicting ideas about inclusion...