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...with "plundering Iran's historic past and insulting this civilization." The newspaper Ayandeh-No ran the headline "Hollywood Declares War on Iranians, adding, that the movie "seeks to tell people that Iran, which is in the Axis of Evil now, has for long been the source of evil and modern Iranians' ancestors are the ugly murderous dumb savages...
...this had happened to your mom now, what people know now, do you think it would have resulted in her death? With modern pharmacology, could somebody have helped...
...certain size, all the pieces are stored together.”The upcoming renovation of the Fogg and the eventual opening of a new museum in Allston will allow for more exhibition space, more storage space, and—the HUAM staff hopes—greater accessibility.For Curator of Modern Art Harry Cooper ’81-’82, the plan for a new museum in Allston is particularly exciting because it is set to emphasize modern and contemporary art, presently the smallest HUAM department and one that Cooper heads. Cooper says he has been working to acquire...
...Illustrating that, despite time, nothing really changes, the film’s modern portrayal of Thermopylae diverges from Herodotus’ only to embrace our Western, 21st. century democratic biases. The heroic Spartan warriors fight for oddly modern Western values, in contrast to those of their actual society. At a climactic point in the film, Leonidas encourages his men: “A new age has come, an age of freedom. And all will know that 300 Spartans gave their last breath to defend...
...Frank Miller graphic novel adapted into a “Sin City”-styled cinematic extravaganza, opens in theaters across the world. For fans who stood shivering in lines last night to catch a midnight showing, “300” is a worthy piece of modern art, blending Greek history and shed Persian blood. Some would argue it is little more than another desperate Hollywood attempt to prostitute for the mass media any meaning history has. But regardless of where you personally stand, the film’s contemporary portrayal of bygone epics reveals more about...