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...Even on a purely commercial level, endless neon Maos or identical riffs on the Ramayana will only saturate the market and, in the end, make artists' works less valuable. So, too, will a reluctance to explore different artistic avenues; imagine if Picasso spent his entire career in his Blue Period. Art critics worry that the current buying boom will only lead to creative stagnation - and that everyone from the artists to national governments are being blinded by money. "What people call avant-garde art in China has actually been co-opted by the government and is now mainstream," says Yang...
...This fall, WIB members have been dashing around in neon pink t-shirts to promote their Intercollegiate Business Conference, which took place Oct.13th. But forget the shirt’s hue (color-gender association is so over). It’s the words on the t-shirt that are most memorable: “CEO’s look better in heels.” The phrase is accompanied by a graphic of slender legs (presumably female) in a pair of pumps...
Arcade Fire “Neon Bible” Dir. Vincent Morisset Frontman Win Butler’s disembodied and zoned-out face greets visitors to a mysterious Web site that, before its recent opening, was rumored to have performed all kinds of functions. The band had been leaving cryptic messages online for die-hard fans, who are a big crew, these days. The band’s debut album, “Funeral,” slayed critics and listeners alike. Their latest disc, “Neon Bible,” was sub-par to some...
...trainer had this little neon-orange toy that he would show to the dog, and the dog would start slavering and get unbelievably agitated and would do anything to get the toy. So the dog would be restrained, and Josh, before each take, would show the dog that he had the toy, he'd put it in his pants and jump into the river...
...linking the booming Chinese metropolis of Dandong with the sooty failed economic zone of Sinuiju. Commerce between the two nations is limited to a trickle of trucks on the bridge's single lane. At night, the contrast is vividly instructive: Dandong's bustling waterfront turns into a riot of neon, while Sinuiju is pitched into nearly total blackness. How will North Korea ever pull itself out of the dark ages if it can't even keep the lights...