Word: easternism
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...still say years later, "He made it a command to be proud of." It's what Clint Eastwood was aiming for in his account of the doomed Japanese soldiers in Letters from Iwo Jima--except that Eastwood, the earnest Westerner, couldn't get much past the earnest Eastern clichés: the suicidal fanatics, the humanistic general, the humble baker turned soldier who serves as a life-affirming symbol of hope...
...then, Majerus was dividing his time between Los Angeles and his large eastern Berlin studio. On Nov. 6, 2002, the artist boarded a Luxair flight from Berlin to Luxembourg. It crashed in heavy fog 10 km from its destination, killing him and 19 others. He was 35 years old. Five years later, Michel Majerus' bold, outsize talent has returned to the country of his birth, to a museum that may help gain for Luxembourg the artistic glory that was once within his grasp...
Junior Geoff Rathgeber left his mark on Princeton’s DeNunzio Pool at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Championships last Thursday, receiving Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet honors. Rathgeber tied with Yale’s sophomore Alex Righi for most accumulated individual points (96), and shared the coveted award with the sophomore Bulldog...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team claimed a second-place finish at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League championships this weekend in Princeton, N.J. The Crimson totaled 1220.5 points, falling short of the Tigers, who won with 1405 points. Harvard, led by junior Geoff Rathgeber, remained in second for all three days of the contest. Rathgeber won commanding victories in the 200-yard individual medley, 400-yard individual medley, and 200-yard backstroke, setting pool records in all three and a meet record in the 200-yard individual medley. He also placed second in the 400-yard medley...
...still say years later, "He made it a command to be proud of." It's what Clint Eastwood was aiming for in his account of the doomed Japanese soldiers in Letters from Iwo Jima - except that Eastwood, the earnest Westerner, couldn't get much past the earnest Eastern cliches: the suicidal fanatics, the humanistic general, the humble baker turned soldier who serves as a life-affirming symbol of hope...