Word: moralizers
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...Depending on whom you ask, this odd fusion of commentary and commerce is either a clever form of social activism or blatant moral hypocrisy - arresting contemporary art as easy exploitation. No one, for sure, can deny Toscani's ability to grab your attention. Shocking is again how many are describing his latest creation, a billboard and newspaper campaign for an Italian clothing line that features a stark photograph of a naked anorexic woman. On Friday, the image was summarily banned by Italy's advertising watchdog, citing infringements on the organization's code of conduct for exploiting an illness for publicity...
Three estranged, white, well dressed brothers travel by train across India with custom designed luggage in search of enlightenment, or at least a moral compass—all set to a graceful blend of Satyajit Ray and the Kinks. You’ve got one guess who made the film.Right-o folks! It’s the “The Darjeeling Limited,” and it has Wes Anderson’s thumbprints all over it.Along with writer-producer Roman Coppola and actor Waris Ahluwalia, the director spoke this week with reporters at Boston’s Four...
...general and Iraq in particular--certainly Big Government exercises--are projects Republicans tend to be more enthusiastic about. Likewise the criminal process: Republicans tend to want to make more things illegal and to send more people to jail for longer. Republicans also consider themselves more concerned about the moral tone of the country, and they are more disposed toward using the government in trying to improve it. In particular, Republicans think religion needs more help from society, through the government, while Democrats are touchier about the separation of church and state...
...number’s up on that temporal seat of power, and the moral majority seems content to cite a “changing global climate,” violate their entire value system and hope no one takes notice. And there appears to be no evident limit to how total this betrayal could potentially become. Every trend suggests that were the vacuous former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney to survive the Republican primary, he would win not a little support from the same people who four years ago were condemning entire homosexuals, pro-choice liberals, and the city...
...soft-shoeing subtlety, Bush is still a long way from Clintonesque legerdemain. But as power drains from the White House and tough international issues remain insoluble, we can expect more frequently to see a shaded worldview from the man who once cherished his moral clarity...