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...years later, when he discovered Los Angeles and refashioned himself into somebody even more California than the Beach Boys. So heartfelt and persuasive was his embrace of L.A. that within a few years his lambent paintings of lawn sprinklers, swimming pools and palm trees became part of everybody's mental picture of the place. Although he saw it all through eyes schooled in Piero della Francesca and Picasso, you could tell that what he loved above all was simply how of-the-moment L.A. was, with its sunstruck hedonism and emerging sexual freedoms, so unlike the confines of postwar Britain...
...production is based. After cleaning, the raw yarn is coated with a natural gum, and it's then soaked in medicinal dyes prepared with pomegranate, turmeric and indigo, among others. "The idea is that immunity levels are raised when using these medicinal textiles and the body reaches a certain mental and physical equilibrium," explains Rajan, a weaver sporting one of the society's simple, hand-woven tunics...
...coverage on how to be more productive sparked comment from readers who blamed an array of electronic gadgets for cluttering up our mental space. Others praised some mind-sharpening methods...
...players must become great improvisers, due to the unpredictability of the responses given by the children when they participate in the show. Meyer states that the actors must “learn to think on the spot and keep the kids entertained….Sometimes the children have mental disabilities and will shout during parts of our performances where we aren’t asking for audience participation; as actors we have to train to speak louder or pause or incorporate these reactions into the play.” But the students who participate in HSTP find the group...
...self-confidence that was once the hallmark of Western civilization is gone, replaced by fears of “cultural imperialism” and other such nonsense. Nationalism has been discredited, communism has failed, and religious faith has been publicly ridiculed down to the level of superstition or mental illness, leaving virtually nothing except self-indulgence as a philosophy or a worldview. This purposelessness is the primary cause of Europe’s malaise, and, given the way things have developed, it will be very hard, if not impossible, to combat...