Word: notionalism
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...stake in this debate without having ever walked a mile in someone else's hijab? In a modern and open-minded world comfortable with self-indulgent fashion preferences, permanent "body art", or cosmetic surgery, isn't there something particularly inappropriate to heated public rowing over someone else's notion of modesty? Fundamentalism is deserving of criticism, we can all agree - but that should extend to the "progressive" fundamentalism driving the campaign against the veil...
...That's a 180 from the prevailing notion in classic Hollywood, where optimism was the cardinal belief, at least on-screen. (It was in the front office that the knives came out.) Most movies, whatever their genre, were romances; they aimed for tears and ended with a kiss. But to serious critics then, and to the mass audience now, sentiment is suspect. Feeling is mushy, girly - for fools. To be soft-hearted is to be soft-headed. So critics will see a horror film with extreme violence, or (less frequently) an erotic film with extreme sex, and accept these...
...applied to Tests, and as a group routinely began to amass 350-plus runs a day. Other countries copied them, to the point where the drawn match?the somnolent one, anyway, that blight on the game?has all but vanished. As Australia rose, then soared, so did the notion that Test teams should have a coach to complement the captain in finetuning their performance. Between 1986 and '96, Bob Simpson was crucial in taking Australia from the bottom of the pile to the top; his successors, especially incumbent John Buchanan, have been innovative in keeping them there...
...reform. Needless to say, religion tenaciously resists change—especially a religion that is under constant political attack and has become almost reactionary in response. The problem lies in the impression that to believe, you must also adhere literally to the holy text. While well intentioned, that notion does a disservice to God by underestimating and neglecting his greatest of creations: mankind’s faculty of reason. Holding oneself to conventions that are impractical (imagine long sleeves or even gloves in the 120-degree Saharan heat) and anachronistic is illogical and unnecessary. It’s funny?...
...constructing knowledge and a fabulous sense of whimsy” to the business, according to www.petsipies.com. Hotspotter extraordinaire and Crimson editor Richard S. Beck asserted two weeks ago that “1369 Coffeehouse stands as the closest purveyor of great coffee,” but I challenge that notion. Not only does Petsi Pies make a great latte, it is closer than 1369 and serves up one heck of a slice of pie. So if you ever find me mumbling vaguely about meringue, just lead me gently to Petsi Pies at 31 Putnam...