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...reader must know a great deal about literature to understand all of Bloom’s points. Yet it is still possible to appreciate his analyses with only a fraction of the breadth of his knowledge, especially since Bloom ties many of the crucial ideas to more observable historical phenomena, including American history...
...Western tradition. Colleges fail in this purpose when they distract their students with courses focused on trivial subjects that have nothing to do with important works of the past. This is not to say that there’s no merit in studying current cultural practices or phenomena; but time in college is limited. It should be spent reading Tolstoy and Kant, not psychoanalyzing a musical from Bollywood or writing papers about the cultural impact of “Survivor...
...noticed the defendamerica posting, but it pinged around the Web and eventually helped create one of the most dubious e-mail phenomena since ads for penis enhancement: the rumor that if he is re-elected, President Bush plans to reinstate the draft...
Tsutsumi says his role is to ensure that the right designers find the right consumers at the right time. When it works, fashion phenomena are born, as in 1996, when the stylist for pop-music sensation Namie Amuro picked up some miniskirts, white platform boots and long coats in Maru Kyu's boutiques. Before long, Amuro's devotees were flocking to 109 to snap up the signature totems of what became known as the Amuler Boom...
Those who naïvely believe this scenario might smugly claim to understand such phenomena as the 20-week streak from May to September during which English language films ranked first in theater sales in France, or the hearty support John Kerry enjoys in all the countries where he isn’t running for president...