Word: easternism
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...inspired by everything from the hammered silver of peasant wedding jewelry and the repetitive patterns of Islamic architecture to symbols of Arab folklore such as wolf fangs and chili peppers. Trademark touches include blending gold and silver together for an effect that echoes the inlaid brassware found in Middle Eastern bazaars, and echoing the calligraphy used for Koranic verses and Arabic poetry. "Everything I see around me, I turn into jewelry," she explains...
...With some Eastern European member states, most dramatically Latvia, falling into crisis, it is easy to criticize EU expansion and argue that it should be stopped before any more damage is done. However, strong economies like Slovenia, a former Yugoslav state that is now a regional powerhouse, demonstrate the benefits that EU membership can bring, even to countries that were struggling 20 years ago. In addition to cementing the central role of democratic institutions and the market economy, EU enlargement helps other countries in the union, which reap the benefits of free trade and an expanded market...
...watch the plunder of the world we built with sweat and love / Why were you not built for wonder? / Why will we never get enough?” Like 2004’s spirited “Jerusalem,” this track addresses the heavy subject of Middle Eastern politics. But unlike that uplifting peace anthem, this seems a forlorn meditation, full of loss rather than hope. Melancholy pervades the album’s love songs as well. Sexiness and whimsy have faded in favor of mournful strains and cooing. On “Education” Mirah sounds...
...growing interest in eastern European gastronomic culture, and the premium attached to anything produced by artisanal methods, have been very good news for Tokaj (or Tokay) - the enormously sweet, complex wine produced only in Hungary's northeastern Tokaji region. Made from individually picked grapes that have shriveled and botrytized - a oenological term for the "noble rot" mold infection that intensely concentrates the fruit's sugars - Tokaj suffered from cost-cutting production methods during Hungary's communist era, but fresh investment (some of it foreign) is rectifying the situation. (See 10 things to do in Moscow...
...Harvard’s newcomers, the EIWA Championships at the University of Pennsylvania’s Palestra served as a humbling reminder of the depth of Eastern schools. For the veterans, this weekend’s tournament scored them plane tickets to St. Louis for the NCAAs.Three Crimson grapplers advanced to Sunday’s semifinal bouts and the season-ending championships, with junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor and sophomore Corey Janzten taking second, while junior co-captain Louis Caputo notched a third-place finish.Top-seeded O’Connor—also...