Word: urbanism
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...began to realize what an urban center this was,” Macaulay said, his eyebrows arched in amazement, during an interview with The Crimson. “It says so much about at least one of the purposes of religion. It’s not just about the highest personal thought and communication with God, but it’s about life on earth, and making it better for as many people as possible, in a very tangible way. That just appealed to me a great deal...
...elected members have extensive experience with PBHA and the president, vice president, and treasurer have all been involved in the Summer Urban Program...
...neighboring Matrix. Around 11:30 p.m., Frumin leaves HSU to meet briefly with managers at the Roxy. He confidently strides past lines and velvet ropes, receiving greetings from venue workers. An elegant juxtaposition of Greek-inspired decor and modern tribal designs, the Roxy comfortably hosts 1,400 fashionably urban concertgoers in its expansive floor and extensive balconies. Atmosphere’s punchy beats have the audience’s hands moving in unison. An ecstatic concertgoer in a Newport t-shirt and a grey vest confides, “Atmosphere...
...great-grandson of a slave, he was appointed Washington's mayor by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967; eight years later, after the city won home rule, he became its first elected mayor in more than 100 years. He steered the capital through some of the nation's worst urban riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., organized a new municipal bureaucracy and gave the city a budget surplus...
...grind-house trade. Well, no. For a start, Tarantino's films are energized not so much by violence as by its threat; it's in the air like a balloon ready to explode... [Tarantino] sees movie violence as a vivid visual correlative for the internal agitation of urban America... Tarantino's movies are smartly intoxicating cocktails of rampage and meditation; they're in-your-face... There's never silence when Tarantino is in the room. This engaging, nonstop performer... moved to Southern California when he was two. Since then, it's been a movie-mad life. His folks took...