Word: englands
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Ever since Socrates banished us from his Republic, artists (and, as is my case, would-be artists) have had to justify their existence. Plato thought we were morally questionable and, sad to say, over the millennia, not much has changed. In England in the 17th century we were accused of decadence. In France in the 19th century we were accused of dissolution. In America, ever since the Puritans conquered the New World we’ve been caricatured again and again as indolent. So we have a bit of a bad rep. And unless you’re a rapper...
...Winslet has become not only the finest actress of her generation but in many ways also the perfect actress for this moment. She's intense without being humorless. She's international in outlook (though raised in Reading, England, in a middle-class family of working actors, she now lives in New York City and won those Oscar nominations for playing three Americans, two Brits and a German). She's ambitious but cheerfully self-deflating, capable of glamour but also expressive of a kind of jolting common sense. She has a strong professional ethic, which she somehow balances with her domestic...
...trade. Glorious paintings from the early 17th century depict British envoys who traded gold and silver for silk rugs; other prints capture negotiations in which Iranians mingle with Uzbeks and Indians. Like his contemporary Elizabeth I, Shah 'Abbas waged war to defend his nation's territory. But unlike England, MacGregor says, the Shah's Iran "accommodated other faiths," as seen by gospels beautifully illustrated by Armenian Christians who were forcibly resettled in Iran from...
ELTON JOHN to produce film in which aliens invade Jane Austen--era England. Title: Pride and Predator (we didn't make that...
...popular summer destinations for Harvard students, according to Mount. While Raginskaya ultimately secured an internship at Sotheby’s New York office, other students have been unable to find such ready alternatives. Steven C. Rizoli ’11 had made preliminary arrangements for a summer job in England and now planned to apply for a grant through the Weissman International Internship Program. “I’m a serious Anglophile,” Rizoli said. “I’m really considering working or living in England for a time after graduation...