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...mass values and tastes. Now their worst nightmares came true. Postwar culture after 1945 began to drown Modernism in a torrent of mass entertainment, facilitated by film, TV, records and a host of allied electronic innovations. At the same time, during the '50s and '60s, a form of institutionalized rebellion took hold among the world's youth as a cultural norm. The old, normal urge to flout authority was greatly magnified and aided by the ubiquity of mass culture...
This hankering after the excitement offered by non-European dishes amounts to something like a kitchen rebellion, says journalist Amal Naj, whose book, Peppers: A Story of Hot Pursuits, has just gone into its second printing. "Americans are discovering that food doesn't have to be so passive," he remarks. "It can be an active experience like riding a roller coaster, or a good game of squash, or taking a stroll on a beautiful evening and experiencing the breeze. It does something to your entire system...
...plight of the Shi'ites is serious, but the note of selfless compassion did not quite ring true. Just 17 months ago, when Saddam was ruthlessly crushing their rebellion in the south, Western leaders stood by and did nothing. At the time, they argued plausibly if heartlessly that an allied intervention risked both a military quagmire and an unstable partition of Iraq that could extend Iran's influence in the region. Neither prospect has disappeared. With Bush in Houston trying to reinvigorate his political fortunes, it was impossible to escape cynical questions about what was for real -- and what...
Shortly after that, Sulzberger had his only burst of rebellion, letting his hair grow long, wearing his father's old green Marine jacket on most occasions, and getting himself arrested in peace demonstrations. The second time, Sulzberger recalls, his father flew up to Boston to check up on "where I was, where was I going. His was never a heavy hand...
Hoping to flush insurgents from the bush, draw them to the negotiating table and end a two-decade-old rebellion, newly elected Philippine President Fidel Ramos has proposed legalizing the Communist Party to allow its members to participate openly in the political process. So far, rebel leaders have not rushed forth with white flags. They question Ramos' sincerity, recalling his cold-warrior reputation and tough line on negotiations when he was armed forces chief. They want more political reforms and more progress against poverty...