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...elitist.” They have created the sense that educated people must apologize for their educations. The only acceptable worldview becomes a dumbed-down version, and the same could become true of art. Rather than psychological or impressionistic abstraction in visual art, we might see a rise in symbols and iconography. All hail the celebration of ignorance and irrationality!In the same way George W. Bush did in 2000, country music stars who have pushed the limits on race, religion, and “patriotism” might consider a Republican victory a blank check from the Right?...
...colonial movement not a paradox,” said Caroline Elkins, a professor of history at Harvard and a former Radcliffe Institute fellow. The wide-ranging group of experts hail from esteemed positions in academia, nongovernmental organizations, and the military. The diverse nature of each panel gave rise to an exciting debate on the origins of colonial uprising and violence. “Its all about escalation, these grassroots movements escalate into something much bigger and more violent,” Thomas A. Marks of the National Defense University said while discussing the difference between colonial violence and tribal conflict...
...public argue violently against it. Most other nations have already given up smoking, and, in the story, many Japanese perceive the fact that cigarettes are still being sold in their country, in so-called “smoke-easies,” as humiliating. Discrimination against smokers gives rise to McCarthy-esque blacklists of prominent smokers, and angry housewives are armed with kitchen knives for those who refuse to stop smoking “despite repeated requests.” The repression of smokers and, transitively, the repression of dissenting individuals in society is ultimately shown to have terrible consequences.The...
...find success in your hunt for new material, but discoveries like this are obviously to be found in many places.I find the late night BBC Radio 1 show “Essential Mix” to be an even better resource.Widely considered to be a key part of the rise of contemporary dance music in the UK, I prefer to think of it as representative of the trickle-down theory of music. That is, new or unheard music heard first by chemically dependent night owls is eventually passed down to more sober friends the next morning, who in turn send...
...crosses dunked in urine). Anti-NEA vitriol flooded congressional mailboxes. The director of the Southeastern Center, Ted Potter, told The New York Times, “I’ve never seen anything like this before in my 25 years as an arts administrator. Ultraconservatives are on the rise. It’s a wind that’s blowing...