Word: westernness
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...fringe has been a fashion mainstay. For spring 2009, designers really got into the swing of things, finishing off everything from evening gowns at Jil Sander to peep-toe suede boots at Christian Louboutin and sexy cocktail dresses at Alberta Ferretti with a swish of fringe. Forget about the Western connotations for a minute, because even when it comes to lamps and costume jewelry, this season's fringe is strictly boudoir...
...missile—should serve as a reminder of the unstable international security environment in Northeast Asia. Although the test itself was a failure—according to the New York Times, U.S. Northern Command and Japan’s Ministry of Defense, the missile fell apart in the Western Pacific—North Korea’s nuclear weapons program and its already extant launch capability should be worrisome for all concerned parties in Northeast Asia. Nevertheless, we are reassured by the Obama administration’s handling of the crisis and hope to see continued efforts in furthering...
...best Obama can hope for now is to get North Korea to return to the six-party talks (hosted by Beijing and including South Korea, Japan and Russia.) Washington has tried to signal Pyongyang in advance of the launch that it was still interested in talking, "because," says one Western diplomat, "the big picture remains the same, missile or no missile: getting them to abandon their nuclear weapons program...
...successful firing of the Taepodong II likely had two purposes: at a moment when the Obama administration has indicated it is willing to engage with hostile regimes - Iran and Syria specifically - Pyongyang "just threw a big rock at the White House, and said, 'We're here, too,'" says one Western diplomat in Seoul. Internally, the launch comes at a critical moment. Kim Jong Il had a stroke late last summer, and there is intense speculation as to the state of Kim's health and his level of control over his regime. "The launch says to North Koreans that not only...
Comparative literature was for decades a conservative discipline that focused mostly on Western Europe, but it has recently expanded to include the study of world literatures. Conference co-organizer and Visiting Professor David N. Damrosch, who knows twelve languages, ranging from Nahuatl to Egyptian Hieroglyphics, has been at the vanguard of the transformation, and has served as the general editor of the six-volume Longman Anthology of World Literature...