Word: ideality
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...selling women's magazine, Femina, says a cover with an indo on it sells two to three times more copies than one with a purely local model. "Indonesian women see these girls as exotic but not exactly threatening," says Widarti Goenawan, publisher of the popular weekly. "It is an ideal to which they can aspire." Certainly, an approachable exoticism fuels many Eurasian models' careers. Devon Aoki, a half-Japanese and half-American concoction, has captivated London and New York catwalks with her woodblock-print features and long limbs. In Hong Kong, Ankie Lau, a half-German and half-Chinese model...
...engine behind this early striving is, often, the parents, who are increasingly consumed by the idea that if they can't perfect their children, they must at least get them as close to that ideal as possible. And who can blame them? Birth rates, while short of baby-boom levels, are nonetheless robust, tightening the competition for spots in the best schools. At the same time, almost all those schools have democratized their admissions policies, meaning it's no longer just the ?lite who can attend. With competition getting ever keener, kids have to do ever more to distinguish themselves...
Beginning unassumingly, with the two characters laying in bed, Ancient History is a play that asks what exactly comprises the ideal relationship and demonstrates how even the most perfect romantic utopia can fall apart within minutes. Presented by the Adams House Theater Society, Ancient History mixes the genres of drama and comedy into...
...almost as many guises as there are yoga instructors, but most classes build on the same basic foundation of poses performed sitting, standing and lying down. Although some, like the Sun Salutation, consist of a progression of steps, more often the goal is to work gradually toward a single ideal shape: the bow, the triangle, the cobra. My needs are simple: I want supervised, intensive stretching, and every yoga class I've ever attended offers at least that...
...lessons to be gleaned from the impact of the traditional CUE course guide are important ones. Only slightly less difficult than picking the ideal concentration for four years is choosing the correct courses semester to semester. For many, the CUE’s guide is a godsend; it allows them to sort out energetic and responsive professors from less inspiring ones, to get a handle on a course’s workload, and to build a shopping list which will yield a pleasurable semester that balances a four-course workload with aplomb...