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...Patrick’s day. “Music, dancing, drinking beer—everyone dancing and just having a good time.” But Celtic Languages and Literatures Professor Catherine McKenna said the parades and celebrations associated with St. Patrick’s Day now do not reflect the original religious significance of the holiday. In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was observed as a normal saint’s day with a feast and religious ceremonies until the 1960s. “I was talking to one of my students the other...
...Prime Minister François Fillon said it was "unwise to draw national lessons from those local elections," repeating his government's conviction that local contests did not reflect voters' disappointment with Sarkozy's reform drive. "As the President has promised, we'll continue these policies because it takes tenacity to reform our country, and because democracy demands we keep our promises...
...other governmental institutions, themselves self-interested and beholden to popular opinion—the legislature and the governor’s office. Both of these institutions face one undying concern—re-election—which influences their decisions. And rightly so: these institutions are meant to reflect the interests of their constituencies...
...event may be the first parade organized and led by foreigners in the Chinese capital in at least 50 years. "The idea of the parade is to reflect the warm human ties between Ireland and China," said Wang Hong Bing, the Dongcheng District Director of the Ministry of Propaganda. What was the secret to winning state approval? Says Ambassador Kelleher, "A lot of hard work and a lot of assurances." Adds Minister Roach, "Ireland is a very, very small country. No one sees it as a threat. It doesn't have an agenda." And, of course, there had been something...
...caf phenomenon as it was an art movement. And more recently there has been Rirkrit Tiravanija, the Thai artist best known for cooking and serving meals for visitors at his gallery shows, at which the art was the shared experience of the meal. To serve and nourish, and to reflect on it while you are doing it, in a world that's gotten used to performance art--maybe that can be art too. But to party? We'll see. I've practiced that art myself. I had a great time, but I doubt that I did anything memorable...