Word: existence
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...misguided liberal premise that the Federal Government equals America. The cover declares, WHY AMERICA SHOULDN'T KILL CULTURAL FUNDING." Inside, the story is titled, "Pulling the Fuse on Culture." It is curious that such an apocalyptic tone is generated in defense of agencies that did not even exist for the first 189 of the nation's 219 years. Even Hughes admits the federal share of cultural funding ($620 million) is dwarfed by the more than $9 billion in private-sector contributions. With some changes in tax law, total funding of the arts and humanities could increase while the Federal Government...
...present "culture wars" do not exist in liberal democracies on the other sides of the Atlantic or the Pacific. The intolerance of these clashes is aggravated by the deep anguish that descended on America after it won the cold war and found itself no better off. The Manichaean universe, divided between right (us) and wrong (Soviets), dissolved. The apocalyptic scenario, so frightening and yet so consoling, fizzled. But the mind-set it fostered remains, particularly since America is the only country in the Western world with a strong, and vengeful, current of Fundamentalist apocalyptic religion. With the death of communism...
...quote neuroscientist Dr. Rodolfo Llinas as saying colors and sound don't exist outside our brains, concluding that if a brain doesn't perceive color and sound, then they don't exist. He was using the famous metaphor of a tree falling in the woods with no one around to hear it. I couldn't disagree more with Llinas' conclusion. Light is the energy given off by a heated or excited object in the form of photons. Sound is the vibration of molecules in a medium caused by an object. Just because there may not be receivers around to pick...
...filtered programming. Moreover, the advent of the chip represents yet another substitute for parental involvement. The television has become an electronic babysitter for many children. A sign of "parental responsibility" is not setting a level of violence, but providing a home in which alternatives to the world of television exist...
Wall Street does appear pleased. Times Mirror stock has risen more than 20% since the first layoffs were announced, and more than 50% since Willes was named ceo. "Ultimately, the business of journalism is still a business," notes Doug Arthur, a publishing analyst at Morgan Stanley. "Companies exist to make money and reward shareholders." The question is whether newspapers will be able to reward shareholders and readers at the same time...