Word: ornamentalism
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...barrier is indeed "ugly." it is not built as an ornament but to prevent Palestinian suicide bombers killing and crippling Israeli citizens. It has cost Israeli taxpayers hundreds of millions but it is effective: the bombings have been stopped. When the Palestinians - and TIME - criticize the wall, they should think about who is to blame for its origin. Leo Kramár, STAFFANSTORP, SWEDEN
...Baroque - the name derives from a word meaning imperfect pearl - theater was not limited to the stage; cathedrals, too, filled with drama and lighting effects. An ornate altarpiece, glittering Roman altar furniture, and Rubens' harrowing Descent from the Cross (1611) all demonstrate the church's use of overwhelming ornament to tug at emotions. (See 10 things to do in London...
...that the fact that they are Italian has no discernible import for the poem. Similarly, in “Surgery,” “A dusting of snow / fastens to roofs / on a row of Delft houses.” In the first poem, “Ornament,” Nilsson informs her interlocutor that “Your heart is as large as an anthill in Switzerland”—presumably, the heart in question is non-existent. Elsewhere, the poet takes us to Lapland, treads on Persian rugs, compares the heart...
Bush, Laura •Christmas ornament celebrating congressional resolution to impeach husband of is deemed inappropriate for display on White House tree by •cooking of is insulted to the face of by husband of •more time in Crawford, Texas, is not about to be spent...
SALLY MCDONOUGH, spokeswoman for Laura Bush, announcing that the First Lady had changed her mind about hanging the handmade ornament...