Word: symbolisme
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With a little help, perhaps, from his star turn with Hu, Rudd was elected PM Nov. 24. Now the former diplomat, who campaigned on slogans like "new leadership," "fresh ideas" and "a vision for the future," is preparing to redirect Australia's approach to the world. The scale of his...
In his dance with China, Rudd will have to tread carefully. "The Chinese are always sensitive about our relationship with the U.S., even though they know we have the alliance," Mackerras says. "The fact that Howard was so pro-American was not a plus. A withdrawal from Iraq is likely...
A murder occurred in the Agassiz Theatre this past weekend. “Bodas de Sangre” began as an unexciting stage drama. But the second act was filled with all the blood and aggression characteristic of a crime of passion—and by the end, nobody was...
There's no genie in a Chinese snuff bottle, but it's easy to see why these exquisite little phials - the height of fashion in 18th century Beijing - cast a spell on collectors today. Handcrafted from every material known to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), including copper, glass, porcelain, jade...
For those who’ve seen pictures of Berlin’s Jewish Museum, actually arriving there can be a confusing experience. I had expected the surroundings to match Daniel Libeskind’s jagged zinc zig-zag of a building. As unlikely as such a construction might be...