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It was in the 17th century Netherlands that work space first began to be completely separated from living space. This naturally led to a growing sense of privacy and domesticity, still nearly unknown in the swarming feudal manors of France or England. Since land was scarce, the prosperous Dutch burghers...
New York Mayor Ed Koch, who is playing the role of host, says, "It's going to be the party of the century." Whereas the Bicentennial celebration ten years ago was a bit self-conscious and introspective, this year's 100th birthday bash for the statue is a no-holds...
That sad paradox is repeated, indeed intensified, throughout the black nations of the region. Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland depend upon Pretoria for all their oil. Lesotho gets all its electricity from South Africa. Almost every export and import of the three countries travels through South Africa. As if that were...
In the second act, however, Victoria (now played by Loranger) proves to be the pivotal character rather than Clive. Whereas the man who ran the household in Victorian times controlled the sexual manueverings and perferences of those in his household, the daughter/emerging liberated woman oversees the 1980's.
In my family, academics were always first, sports second, and women, or social life, was third. As I've been here I've more or less followed that. In the fall, I see a lot more people, whereas in the spring, I just can't do that--my social life...