Word: exoticism
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MOSCOW ON ICE HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR. If you can stand the culture shock, drop by Donald Trump's glitzy Taj Mahal Casino, with its neo-Indian domes and portals, and catch this breathtaking ice-skating gala by a prizewinning troupe of Soviet athletes in dazzling exotic costumes. In Atlantic City, through...
Offstage, the distant thunder of great events. In the background, an exotic city, sleepless, decadent and aswarm with corrupt and conniving characters. In the foreground, a displaced American male hides his latent idealism under a shady manner, and a displaced European woman hides her latent sexuality under the guise of...
Edward is the innocent other, a literary type that stretches from Kaspar Hauser to Being There's Chauncey Gardiner to E.T. -- and to the heroes of Burton's Beetlejuice and Pee-wee's Big Adventure. When the Avon lady brings him into her spectacularly bland neighborhood, she unawares sets his...
Most ethnic groups say they prefer to be described simply by their place of origin. Individuals of Asian descent, for example, are lobbying against the term "Oriental," which they say conjures up inaccurate images of exotic locales. "Asian" or "Asian American," they say, accurately describes their background.
These panoramic vistas are no mere window dressing; they serve as counterpoint and antagonist to the Moresbys. Kit, always fighting the elements, will be blown away by them. Port, like so many Bertolucci heroes a passive creature whose bravado consists in allowing chance to work its will on him, at...