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Those who want change argue that more than 60 years after the Holocaust, Germany's democratic system is stable enough to deal with far-right extremism while also allowing people to display or study symbols of the Nazi era. Younger Germans and many from the old East Germany are less angst-ridden about their country's history. Artist Hörl, who's now receiving requests for his gnome from around the world, says he's glad his work has put the laws under the spotlight. "Germans need to move on from the past," he says. For a country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Curious Case of the Nazi Gnome | 8/12/2009 | See Source »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Until Labor Day, an altarpiece from the Italian region of Abruzzo will be on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Its burnished surface will stand out in one of the main circular foyers on the second floor, not due to its narrative structure or vivid colors, but because it is a diplomatic missive from the Italian government to the American...

Author: By Emmeline D. Francis | Title: The Art of Diplomacy | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...between the mainland and Giudecca, you should expect small cities to float by you: cruiseships so enormous that they form a shadow over the island as the passengers onboard wave down to you. Perhaps you should expect that in viewing the sites, you, too, become a part of the display. Over 130 years ago James was able to make the observation, “The everlasting shuffle of these irresponsible visitors in the Piazza is contemporary Venetian life. Everything else is only a reverberation of that..” His words demonstrate that the tension between being boxed...

Author: By Rachel A. Stark, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Façade | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...question isn’t about this exclusivity itself—I wonder about its display...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: Welcome Home, George and Laura | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...Jayasooria says the Prime Minister has not shown a respect for human rights, a commitment to tolerate dissent and see political opponents as partners in a democratic system. "The use of overwhelming force against peaceful dissenters is a serious indictment of his administration," says Jayasooria. August 5's raw display of force is also a far cry from the tolerant and liberal atmosphere inculcated by the fatherly former PM Abdullah Badawi, who was forced to resign in March for leading the ruling 13-party Barisan Nasional coalition to its worst ever performance in 2008 polls. The mysterious death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Honeymoon is Over for Malaysia's New PM | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

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