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...Indeed, because both encourage the use of force to achieve universal goals, Gray sees striking parallels between Christian millenialism and Islamic radicalism. Paradoxically, Gray also places secularism within the “legacy of Christianity.” He argues that, although secular thinking subdues religion, “grotesque?? alterations to religion reappear to influence humanity. Gray praises the peaceful coexistence of “polytheism” and “mystical philosophies” in China and Japan, which he claims help explain why Darwinism failed to ignite a religious clash there. But despite...
...this film, which is also an Oscar contender in six categories. Never lacking in creativity, writer/director Guillermo del Toro combines elements of fairy tales with a harsh narrative set in Civil War-era Spain. Del Toro skews reality, beauty, and monstrosity, allowing normally pretty objects to become eerie and grotesque??but no less enchanting. In this hybrid world, a young girl named Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) encounters fairies disguised as giant stick bugs, a mysterious Faun (Doug Jones), something called the “Pale Man” (Doug Jones)—a child-eating monster with...
Slowly becoming a local legend, Four Eyes Joke Shop focuses on the amusing, perverse and possibly grotesque??think cross-dressing Marilyn Monroe or Can-Can Girls. “Our slant is not fright, it’s funny,” says manager Valerie Pontbriand. While costumes such as “Hot Shit,” “Holy Shit” and “Crock of Shit” and a selection of over 10,000 accessories draw people to the shop, it is the energetic and amused attitude of its employees that...
...Before Expressionism: Art in Germany circa 1903,” which opened Oct. 24, aims to display those emergent styles—primarily naturalism, symbolism and the grotesque??with artworks drawn mostly from Harvard’s own collections. The comprehensive study of the period was organized by Adrian Sudhalter, the Werner and Maren Otto curatorial intern...
Similarly, Baker’s action prompted a fierce attack from Cogan University Professor Stephen J. Greenblatt, who argued against boycotting academics over political differences. Greenblatt, who is also the president of the Modern Language Association, denounced Baker’s action as “particularly grotesque?? because the journals from which the Israelis were dismissed deal with intercultural communication...