Word: presentism
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Even if you didn't follow pro wrestling in the 1980s, you would recognize Terry Bollea. With his white-blond ponytail, bodybuilder physique and ever-present bandanna, the man better known as Hulk Hogan (a.k.a. Hollywood Hogan, the Hulkster, the Incredible or simply Mr. America) has ruled the ring since 1984, when he won his first World Wrestling Federation championship. He's been called the industry's "first big iconic star" (Vince McMahon Jr.) and "the greatest of all time" (Muhammad Ali), and he remains the only pro wrestler to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated...
...understanding of “Marat/Sade,” therefore, relies on an appreciation of its complementary contexts. The production aims to use asylum and revolution to emphasize one another and comment on the present day. In doing so it hopes to show that violent desperation is timeless and that it can bring any of us—all of us—to the brink of insanity...
Gore-porn, like sex-porn, follows a strict set of rules: it will present the explicit content we desire, but in a codified format which neutralizes any emotional attachment or psychological impact. Just as pornography’s implicit prohibition of kissing allows us to experience exploitative sex without any discomfort, so does gore-porn’s implicit prohibition of relatable characters and substantial plots allow us to experience unthinkable brutality with utmost detachment...
...lent pieces is probably no accident. Much of the lavish artwork produced under the Qing incorporated the varying artistic traditions of China's multicultural state, because the dynasty's Manchu rulers were hyper-conscious of their position as an ethnic minority and aware of the need to present a unified notion of what it meant to be Chinese. Emperor Yongzheng himself liked to be depicted in the garb of different ethnicities. There are portraits of him as a Tibetan lama, a Han scholar, in the clothing of Muslim minorities and even wearing a loose interpretation of European dress. See pictures...
...Today, Stone Town is the historic center of the present capital, Zanzibar City, and is a UNESCO World Heritage area. The showpiece is the waterfront, a line of whitewashed palaces and forts beside clear, green waters. Here the British Old Dispensary sits next to Portuguese cannons, a fort built by Omani Arabs, and the Victorian clock tower of the Beit al-Ajaib - the first building in Africa with running water, electricity and a lift...