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Caplan, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Yiddish Literature, and Raker are attempting to bring this traditional play to life in a modern context. “What feels ‘modern?? about our interpretation of ‘Shulamis’ is simply that we’re not striving to reproduce a 19th century operetta as it was performed in the 1880s,” Caplan writes in an email. “We opted to bring ‘Shulamis’ into a 21st century theatrical framework.” Among other changes...
...analog for Oprah), until she reaches a level of fame whose pressure threatens to break even her seemingly indominable happiness.Powers thus combines the recent public attention to the positive psychology movement, genetic enhancement, and the democratic atmosphere of the internet into a novel that examines happiness from a thoroughly modern??and therefore highly empirical—standpoint. “How programmed are we?” Russell vulnerably begs. His girlfriend, a therapist, responds honestly, but then adds encouragingly, “Temperament can self-modify. People can get free, or at least a little freer...
...Whether Indians truly want the infusion of Western ideas is still unclear. Do they genuinely like The Hangover, or does its association with Western culture simply contribute to India’s own credibility as “modern??? In countries like India, citizens deserve to make their own decisions about pop cultural preferences and tastes. Portraying Western culture as inherently superior—and the only legitimate form of modern culture—infringes upon that right...
...Albert,” which he dropped when he developed an academic interest in Nigerian culture during college.The ability of “Things Fall Apart” to straddle two artistic traditions has led to the book’s characterization as the first “modern?? African novel, though Achebe eschews the title. “Categorizations are difficult always,” he says. “If you say, ‘This is a modern African novel,’ then you tell us what you mean by ‘modern?...
...original proposal.“Lesley came with a plan that was what they would be allowed to do by right,” Chilinski said. “It wasn’t very good.”With residents expressing opposition to the “ugly, modern?? design, Lesley held a number of meetings with residents—including seven in one month—and ultimately asked its architects to redraw the buildings to assuage the community’s concerns.The result is just what the neighbors wanted: a second residence hall, built...