Word: abstraction
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...that have made him a dependent consumer." When Bizot points out that Cambodian peasants are destitute of almost everything, including imports, Douch is deaf to him: years before the triumph of the Khmer Rouge, both the man and the system had sacrificed basic human values for the sake of abstract, lethal rhetoric...
...nearly complete version of A New Day that TIME saw in late February is narrative free. The show opens with Dion singing Nat King Cole's Nature Boy in a solitary spot, then segues into a series of increasingly colorful, abstract production numbers. Dion is at center stage for some songs and hovers at the edges during others while an usher character provides comic relief. The dancers--with moves veering from Flashdance to Fonteyn--are electric. The LED screen provides crisp and dynamic scenery. Dion's voice sounds fantastic...
Instead of documenting or reflecting upon Nazi atrocities, these films choose to focus on more abstract themes of irrepressible memory and inescapable history...
DoubleTake’s editors are, admirably, prepared to pursue their abstract dream no matter what the costs. But if they continue to depend on the borrowed popularity of another artist—even one whose philosophy intersects so closely with their own—the ultimate expression of Dr. Coles’ worthy mission may cease to make its mark...
...life” people were “anti-abortion” while the other side was graced with the comfortable “pro-choice.” It was amazing; the names they used just aren’t honest. Everyone is in favor of something as abstract as “choice”—people have to make decisions every day. The reality is that “pro-choice” people are “pro-abortion...