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...never considered myself to be a good Catholic. I’m pro-choice, I often forget to abstain from meat during Lent, and I can’t remember the last time I went to confession...
Perhaps such details are irrelevant, but her teal gown lent her a statuesque air—and her playing was even more divine. Backed by solid percussion and brass, Jeong carried the orchestra with her though the speedy first movement. Her impossibly high notes, darting arpeggios and dancing scales, juxtaposed to her still posture and closed eyes, mesmerized the audience until the standing ovation...
...entailed him to stand perfectly still first as the audience filed in and then throughout the piece, and he succeeded in demanding the audience’s attention despite the activity of the other characters. As the director, O’Donovan’s manic and deranged demeanor lent the play humor and also created a contrast with the silent stillness of the Protagonist. The first play segued without pause into “Rough For Theater 1,” with the transition marked simply by a lighting change and Fishburn making his slow way down from...
...what is the point of fasting in our modern lives? Giving up food is a kind of outdated practice: we do it every day for our ethos or, much more realistically, our bodies. Complying with social standards, fasting is a year-round norm rather than a Lent exception. Vegetarian, vegan, low-fat, non-fat, low-carb, zero trans-fats… you name it, Whole Foods has it. In a world with staggering numbers of anorexics and bulimics, it would be senseless to argue that such often-paranoid food obsessions clear our minds in the same way they...
...true sacrifice in our modern lives requires us to give up ephemeral and empty value-association on others and ourselves based on brands. You can call it futile, but there is a romance about lost wars. You can call it hypocritical, as this very article mentions brands. After all, Lent becomes the perfect time to realize that Louis Vuitton bag will also go back…to ashes...