Word: utopianism
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...aims are admirably grand - reviving the Middle East peace process, tackling "grinding poverty and pandemic disease" in Africa, fortifying the U.N. and rebuilding Afghanistan - but delivering any of them depends on Bush, who is narrowly focused on getting al-Qaeda and defending the homeland. "Some say it's Utopian," Blair declared. "But the point I [am] making is simply that self-interest for a nation and the interests of the broader community are no longer in conflict. In the war against terrorism the moralists and the realists are partners...
...aims are admirably grand?reviving the Middle East peace process, tackling "grinding poverty and pandemic disease" in Africa, fortifying the U.N. and rebuilding Afghanistan?but delivering any of them depends on Bush, who is narrowly focused on getting al-Qaeda and defending the homeland. "Some say it's Utopian," Blair declared. "But the point I (am) making is simply that self-interest for a nation and the interests of the broader community are no longer in conflict. In the war against terrorism the moralists and the realists are partners...
That's sad, because it's clear that Jagger has worked hard on the lyrics, which are mostly about becoming older and wiser. It seems he is so sick of being the front man for the guitar-driven, anti-utopian Stones that he has thrown too much caution to the wind in embracing milder music. If he had held on to a little more of the Stones' devilish sound, his spiritual satisfaction might be easier to take. But given tunes as syrupy as these, the appropriate response to a song titled God Gave Me Everything can only be a ringing...
...first part of Crossing Over, and the details of customs like these allow for a more intimate picture of their lives. However, Martínez also wants the reader to realize that their way of life, marked by a rich heritage and a cheerful countenance, is far from utopian. As Martínez said to The Crimson last week, “though they may celebrate certain parts of their lives, especially culturally, how much a part of the modern world they are, the whole thing isn’t like some sweet American Dream for them...
...with sharp lines and rainbow profiles of complementary color, a green or a purple, that pulse like halos and throw the whole form into relief. He isn't being hit-or-miss. He is, on the contrary, being intensely thoughtful. The arrays of pie slices or cake stands become Utopian: soft but strict geometry. (No wonder the Pop artist Thiebaud liked best was Claes Oldenburg.) One of the dictators of classical French banquet cooking in the early 19th century, Marie-Antoine Careme, was once asked to name the main arts of humankind. He reeled them off, finishing with "architecture...