Word: victorianism
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...over the past few years?especially under the stewardship of New Zealand writer Graeme Wright and its current editor, British newspaper journalist Matthew Engel?the Almanack has been updated for the 21st century. A photograph now graces the front cover, replacing the old wood engraving of two Victorian gents in top hats playing cricket, which had appeared on the cover since 1938. Inside, there are well-written features alongside the usual lists of records and scorecards of all major cricket games from the previous year, and a section on cricket's spread to new parts of the globe. "I wanted...
...over the past few years - especially under the stewardship of New Zealand writer Graeme Wright and its current editor, British newspaper journalist Matthew Engel - the Almanack has been updated for the 21st century. A photograph now graces the front cover, replacing the old wood engraving of two Victorian gents in top hats playing cricket, which had appeared on the cover since 1938. Inside there are well-written features alongside the usual lists of records and scorecards of all major cricket games from the previous year, and a section on cricket's spread to new parts of the globe. "I wanted...
...then, to more mainstream projects. What about Steven Spielberg’s take on H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, awaiting a June 29 release, in which Robbins shares the screen with Tom Cruise, Miranda Otto, and Dakota Fanning? The residents of late-Victorian Britain felt the brute force of interplanetary colonialism in Wells’ classic science fiction novel, and Robbins is the first to admit that Spielberg’s contemporary update, set in America, might have some underlying relevance to the current geopolitical scene...
...interesting to me that Harvard chooses someone with a Victorian sensibility to steer the college into the 21st century. Some traditions should not be continued: among them the tired, soggy, shopworn debate on the biological inferiority of women. Perhaps Summers should review his history; at the very least he should revise his communication strategy. In order to give him adequate time to better organize his thoughts, Summers should be relived of his duties immediately...
...hotel?housed in an immaculately restored 1924 shophouse?is owned by first-time hotelier Geeson Lawadinata, and is the vision of first-time designer Michael Tan, who amazingly professes no formal design training. Not that you can tell. Extravagance is the order of the day, with Venetian crystal chandeliers, Victorian-style wall sconces, beaded lamps and gilded mirrors abounding in a space richly bathed in crimson, gold and black. Textures such as faux snakeskin, suede, silk and organza add gloriously theatrical touches, and the opulence is carried through to the restaurant, Desire...