Arts CulturePrevious Arts Culture HeadlinesMarch 12th, 2010 The Roman Way By Edith HamiltonIn Edith Hamilton’s timeless portrait of Roman politics and culture, the writings of the great poet Horace provide eyewitness testimony to the changes in Roman society which accompanied the beginning of imperial rule.‘My Darling Clementine,’ ‘The Prince And The Pauper,’ And MoreSunday, March 14, 1-3:30 p.m. EDT (A&E) "A Bronx Tale" (1993).Netherlands: International Court Shows New Plan For HeadquartersTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — The International Criminal Court unveiled the design of its new headquarters Monday, a €92 million ($125 million) complex of six towers built on the edge of sand dunes lining this city's North Sea coast.The Frosty Wand: Seamus Heaney’s Version Of A Brief EpicSeamus Heaney has been a legend at least since March 19, 2000. Legends are supposed to have obscure origins, but the origin of Heaney’s is as clear as the numbers of that date. That was the Sunday when his translation of Beowulf from Old English into modern reached the New York Times fiction bestseller list, where it remained for over two months. The odds against selling thousands of copies in a year of such a work must have been enormous, had you managed to force them from a bookie. Yet he had done it.Review: ‘Green Zone’ Is A Failure Of IntelligenceAll the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.Do Plan B, Contraceptives Shape Society?When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in December that the teen birth rate in 2006 had increased by 3 percent over 2005, reversing a 15-year trend in which it had decreased, the finger-pointing began. And in many media outlets, the fingers were pointed squarely at abstinence education.HBO Brings WWII Veterans To Memorial In Washington, DCWASHINGTON — Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Elizabeth Dole are joining 250 veterans at the World War II memorial in Washington to honor their service.HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ Set For Sunday DebutLOS ANGELES — Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg swapped other people's war stories to groundbreaking, heartbreaking effect in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers."The Roman Arch: Marvel Of EngineeringThe simplest way to cover a structure or create a doorway is to rest a horizontal beam across two vertical pillars. This is called “post and lintel” construction, and it can be seen in the structures of early civilizations from Stonehenge to the Parthenon in Athens.Architect Of Two Iconic Chicago Skyscrapers, Sears Tower And Hancock Center, DiesCHICAGO — Bruce J. Graham, the pioneering architect who designed Chicago's two most iconic skyscrapers, including the formerly named Sears Tower, has died at age 84, a public relations firm hired by his family said Monday.March 5th, 2010 Solar Energy With Jewel-Like Curtains On WindowsTROY, New York — Cityscapes of glass-clad buildings gleaming in the sun make Anna Dyson think about wasted energy.Buffett’s Folksy Wisdom, Zell’s Bad Timing, Model Mumbai SlumA gorgeous woman slinks up to a chief executive at a party and purrs, “I’ll do anything -- anything. Just tell me what you would like.”Are You Healthy? Are You Happy?In the area of the Church’s teaching on birth control, we can present the scientific evidence so that the decision is no longer a moral one (Most contracepting and cohabitating couples are moral relativists, and morality is irrelevant to them.) but rather, about the life and death of the woman (The pill increases a woman’s risk of breast, cervical and liver cancer, and possibly her long term risk of heart attack and stroke.). In light of hormonal contraceptives’ detrimental effects on the woman’s health, NFP becomes a reasonable and positive alternative to hormonal birth control. We can also present NFP as helpful, in a very practical way, for their relationship—and therefore, make it about the life and death of their marriage.Veterans Criticize Cameron For A-Bomb Book DefenseNEW YORK — An organization of World War II veterans is unhappy with James Cameron's support for a discredited history of the atomic bombing of Japan that the director has optioned for a possible film.The Altar of Augustan Peace: Imperial Symbol Of Republican Virtues (13–9 BC)Included in the National Constitution Center exhibit of Ancient Rome and America is a small model of the Ara Pacis Augustae or “Altar of Augustan Peace”. We know from Augustus Caesar’s autobiography that the Roman Senate on July 4, 13 BC ordered an altar to be built commemorating the era of peace ushered in by the beginning of Augustus’ reign. Thanks in significant part to the groundwork laid by Augustus to establish imperial authority, this peace was to stretch two hundred years, and eventually become known as the Pax Romana or Roman Peace.Julius Caesar By William ShakespeareA generation before Augustus Caesar won the hearts and minds of his fellow Romans with the powerful symbolism of the Ara Pacis Augustae, the followers of Julius Caesar managed a similar turn of events. William Shakespeare understood the power of this achievement. In one of the most quoted passages of English drama, Shakespeare’s Mark Antony famously turns the tables on fate and moves the Roman crowd with sympathy for the slain dictator Julius Caesar. Small wonder that over two thousand years later, emotion still proves an irresistibly effective tool for unscrupulous leaders to overcome their citizens’ rational self-interest.‘Taken’, ‘The Pelican Brief’, ‘Ikiru’, ‘Monsters V. Aliens’ And MoreMonday, March 8, 8-11 p.m. EST (AMC) "The Pelican Brief" (1993).On Cell Phones, Pavlov And Mothers“Oh no, I forgot my phone!” I exclaimed as my husband and I drove to a local restaurant. “I must have left it on the table.” |
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