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Whichever story line prevails, the intensity of today's anti-Americanism would fade as Iraq recedes from center stage. The domestic American reaction may persist somewhat longer, however. There is the possibility of an Iraq syndrome, akin to the reaction that followed the U.S. involvement in Vietnam a generation ago. That defeat led Americans and their representatives to be wary of new overseas undertakings...
...Nakamura agrees. "Uglydolls are self-deprecating, and it's an eternal question whether they're really ugly or not. They're made and designed well. They're soft and puzzling since you can't always figure out what their moods are from their facial expressions. They also don't fade," he says. Early on, Uglydolls appealed mostly to adults, but a younger crowd now accounts for an even share of the market. "There are 30-year-olds who buy the dolls because they look good on their modern sofa, there are 4-year-olds, and there are guys...
...narrative engines. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Birthmark in 1843, in which a brilliant scientist, obsessed with his beautiful wife's Georgiana's tiny handshaped birthmark, is determined to use his vast skills to remove it, and render her perfect. The potion he gives her does indeed make the birthmark fade from her cheek... as it kills her. That story's lessons press even harder on us now, when we act as though growing old is not just unfortunate but unnatural, explore all the ways we can make ourselves perfect, and view science with the kind of blind faith Georgiana showed...
...time Eno can't stop smiling at the thought that that moment may finally be upon us. Behind him on a giant wall-mounted plasma screen is his latest reason to be cheerful. Layers of gorgeous, intensely colored abstract images appear, morph and dissolve into one another then fade away into something entirely new. Entitled 77 Million Paintings, this is the state of Eno's "generative art," the term he coined 14 years ago to describe what happens when you hand over artistic control to a random process. Though it is based on 300 images that were painted, etched...
...like a glorious mess. But that is Altman's way of upending the hierarchy Hollywood lives by: star over extra, story over atmosphere, emotion over all. This is movie democracy; you the viewer vote with your eyes and ears. Keep them open, there'll be a quiz before the fade...