Word: notionalism
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...tables at one end of the barn; at the other, a deli selling more Dangereux delights, such as home-made breads and harissa mayonnaise. Every so often, the chef himself will emerge in surfer shorts and flip-flops. No longer dangereux to your wallet, but lethal to the notion that haute cuisine has to be haughty. www.thefoodbarn.co.za
This anomaly would seem to dispel the antiquated notion that true love or selfless forgiveness are at all necessary for enduring relationships—there can be something far less magical at work. In the case of political marriages, the mere practical exigencies of maintaining a pristine reputation in the public eye and smoothing over rough patches for the good of a party or administration often mean politicians and their spouses are stuck together, for better or worse. In other cases, the influence of money and power creates a situation in which one person in the marriage...
...been so widely praised for his eloquence and stirring speeches, it's a bit puzzling to see how Obama has found himself in the current mess. But in some respects, he is a victim of his own success. To a great degree his campaign has been built on the notion that it is a break from politics-as-usual, including a surprising amount of candor (and sometimes naivete) that in this instance has come back to bite...
...biggest impact on the world stage came the day after the five-year anniversary of 9/11. Benedict gave a riveting lecture at his former university in Regensberg, Germany, outlining what he sees as the pivotal duality of reason and faith. The Sep. 12, 2006 speech questioned whether Islam's notion of God transcends, and could even defy, reason. If it did, he suggested, it could help explain the spread of Islamist violence in the name of God. The Pope's speech was provocative, and perhaps a necessary dose of high-level theology in the post-9/11 world...
...wore. The present was too puny a place to confine him. But put him in a toga or a military uniform from any millennium, or strip him to the waist to reveal that finely muscled torso, then let his tense, intense baritone voice articulate a noble notion, and you had Hollywood's ideal of Mensa beefcake. In the era of the movie epic, he was the iconic hero, adding to these films millions in revenue, plenty of muscle and 10 IQ points. The movie Heston was almost his own species: Epic...