Word: aestheticized
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Though it usually makes little sense to dispute the judgments made in an arts review, in the case of "The Empire Falls Short" (Feb. 27), Benjamin Cavell's substantive mistakes mar his aesthetic evaluations. I would agree with his assertion that computer-generated scenes seem jarringly incongruous with the charm...
In a different historical sense, Deng replayed many aspects of the role of Chinese and Manchu statesmen during the waning years of China's last dynasty, the Qing, in the second half of the 19th century. Profoundly conscious of the advanced technological power of the West, these statesmen sought ways...
Which isn't to underplay the movie's aesthetic triumph. With its unprecedented blend of narrative innocence and stylistic sophistication, of pseudomythic solemnity and high-tech kick, of abject weirdness and cunning familiarity, Star Wars helped set the standard for what a modern commercial movie can be at its best...
In the package insert, Michael Matessino chronicles the instrumentation and plot background of each piece, offering details about last minute changes, insightful quotes from John Williams and details that will definitely interest the discerning musical aesthetic. At the end of the first half of the soundtrack, extra recorded takes of...
Thank you for your superb and insightful story on Microsoft's Bill Gates [BUSINESS, Jan. 13]. I especially liked the way Walter Isaacson prodded Gates to think "philosophically," which he eventually did. Gates really scares me. Society should not allow any one person to amass as much economic power as...