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...Gold Rush was a ratification of the most fantastical version of the American Dream, the yearning for instant fortune and easy prosperity, for extreme liberty and land free for the taking from the natives. When they heard the news out of California, Marx and Engels understood that this bizarre phenomenon was another way in which the U.S. might not conform to their view of economic history inevitably unfolding. Engels wrote to Marx that the discovery of gold was a case "not provided for in the Manifesto: the creation of large new markets out of nothing...
...same time.”“Being online is definitely an advantage,” she continues. “It allows for more story development, for us to keep our viewers posted constantly. With YouTube and everything, online broadcast is kind of a cultural phenomenon, but our goal with our show is to be more professional.”The conflict between produciung for speed and for quality is another test in the station’s further development.“One of the things that’s been a challenge for us is that...
...friends—seems to imply that when searching for the next victim of my friendship, I sniff out gays. Yet I’m not an insect drawn to the homosexual flame. Women with gay friends often get lumped together as some strange breed, but the phenomenon is actually quite simple. Just like meeting politicos though a roommate in the College Democrats, having one friend in the Harvard Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) will get you in with the “fags.” Some people have more gay friends than others because...
...Theater is reprising the hit play Piaf, une Vie en Rose et Noir to near-capacity crowds. Considering Piaf's popularity abroad - which other French singer can shift 75,000 copies of their greatest hits in South Korea? - this comeback looks set to be more than just a Gallic phenomenon. Dahan's film is rolling out across Europe now and in the U.S. on June...
Best-selling authors and trend spotters Marian Salzman and Ira Matathia, in their recent book, Next Now: Trends for the Future, call the phenomenon "inconspicuous consumption"?"shoppers who are buying discretely designer clothing that only insiders would recognize as such...