Word: aestheticized
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To Wills the model of an artistic leader is Martha Graham, who invented a vocabulary for modern dance -- "the one art form other than jazz," said choreographer Paul Taylor, who had been a member of her company, "that can be called truly American." The intriguing antitype is Madonna, who briefly...
All of these aesthetic offenses on the landscape are far more dramatic than the poor Sign that had to take the fall. But to quote our favorite sacrificial lamb: "You won't have the Shops by Harvard yard' sign to kick around anymore."
The plot is somewhat predictable and melodramatic, though many of the relationship scenes are poignant. The performance scenes, however, are explosively energetic and entertaining. The film's highlight is the cultural whirlwind tour of the music and fashion of the decades it encompasses. The aesthetic experience generated by the fantastic...
But should we take the metaphor so literally? While John Lydon committed aesthetic suicide, Frances Bean will never know her father. Perhaps we should recall Johnny Rotten's last words: "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"
When I found the real Canaday, by contrast, I was not very impressed. Admittedly, on initial inspection it has all the aesthetic appeal of a prison, and it is somewhat isolated from everything else in the Yard. While Weld residents strutted around boasting about elevators and long hallways, the only...