Word: exoticize
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What is it about violence that we find so alluring? The cult of the slasher film, once considered a perverse, transgressive genre, has morphed into the unapologetic torture-porn fad. The genre of television detective drama has collapsed into gore-fests like those featured on “CSI.?...
“I want to start a fire / in your heart tonight / Oh tell me why do I so yearn to cause trouble,” Mirah sang over a saucy gypsy beat on her 2001 sophomore album “Advisory Committee.” On the her...
The public-health risks of this trade are manifest. The outbreak of avian influenza in Southeast Asia in 2003 was accelerated by the transport of chickens between farms—the crowded and unsanitary conditions of transport, coupled with the weak immune systems of hungry birds, furthered disease transmission. SARS...
Then there's oil. In 2007 and '08, state-controlled Petrobras discovered up to 12 billion bbl. beneath the Atlantic floor about 155 miles (250 km) off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The oil lies almost 3 miles (5 km) below sea level and is covered by a thick...
If you prefer to get your groove on in a classier setting, stop by the BSA’s Renaissance Ball at the Hyatt Regency in Boston. This year’s theme is “an exotic escape,” which sounds like it could be the...