Word: cult
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...this may constitute what some pundits have labeled a “cult of personality.” Unlike a traditional cult, however, the rise in Obama worship seems to have emerged as a groundswell from among the general public, not as the product of a planned campaign strategy. Indeed, Obama seems to be the latest victim of a political trend that most recently subsumed Republican candidate Ron Paul. A staunch Libertarian, Paul is certainly one of the more eclectic politicians running for president—his opposition to the Iraq War and free trade made him a pariah...
...because it’s either not brave enough or just doesn’t care, “Be Kind Rewind” dissolves into chuckles.With “Be Kind Rewind,” Gondry’s intentions are clear. Already well established as a cult director, this seems to be his attempt to set sail for deeper, more commercial waters with a box-office draw like Black in his pocket. Whether trading the strength of a work with thematic and stylistic unity for the satisfaction of a blockbuster may pay off, it’s difficult...
...address more than 30 years ago, when he was a precocious high school student, sold Yoyodyne, a direct-marketing firm he founded in 1995, to Yahoo! three years later for a reported $30 million. Now on his 11th best-selling business book, Godin is a Web legend with a cult following and even a Seth Godin action figure. His talent as a writer is to impart his techie zeal without the baggage of geek jargon. "When I send a note to your CEO, who gets it?" he asks wryly, to make a point about eliminating barriers in communicating with customers...
...museums. So do archaeologists, who complain that simply by providing a commercial market for ancient objects, museums and private collectors encourage looters who vandalize archaeological digs, removing the artifacts from surroundings that hold clues about the culture that made them. To most people, a Mesopotamian cult figure or a Maya stela, before it's anything else, is a work of art. To an archaeologist, it's first a crucial piece of a much larger puzzle, the puzzle that is history itself. And theft breaks the puzzle into pieces that can never be put back together. "Archaeologists are concerned about...
...compelling commentary on human nature in the age of new web technology. Although shot entirely with handheld cameras, “Diary” is presented as a polished film-within-a-film. Romero forgoes the hyperrealist tone of recent horror film “Cloverfield” and cult classic “The Blair Witch Project” by editing together shots from multiple sources such as cell phones and security cameras. Those who walked out of “Cloverfield” with a migraine have little to worry about here; the “shaky cam?...