| 单词 | imperial |
| 例句 | "An imperial guard to your rescue. You are quite important." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I like to surround myself with reminders of ancient Kemet so the boys and I never forget our imperial roots. You know anything about that?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Would Neanderthals have been able to serve in the Roman legions, or in the sprawling bureaucracy of imperial China? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Though there have been many successful colonial rebellions against imperial domination since the American Revolution, none had occurred before. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Bubbles representing the effervescence of American life, of our postwar optimism, of our fizzy, imperial, carbonated drinks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As soon as his son was born, he began to make trips and inquiries to gain influence, in hopes that he could marry his son to a member of the imperial family. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Imbuing violence with holy meaning,” wrote the historian Iris Chang, “the Japanese imperial army made violence a cultural imperative every bit as powerful as that which propelled Europeans during the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The system almost guaranteed imperial ambitions and exuberant construction plans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Be that as it may, the policy amounted to a kind of ethnic apartheid, preserving the city’s Greek face while excluding Egyptians from the center of imperial power. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The other was in the West, where Albinus was, who also aspired to imperial power. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The building, everything inside the imperial gates, was cold and imposing. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z These ladies-in-waiting of the imperial court were forced to sell flowers and other favors to the fishermen near the scene of the battle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The imperial attendants place me, glass carriage and all, back on the wheeled base. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z After a final flash of imperial splendor, the city joined Kaan and most central Maya cities in obscurity and ruin. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I run my fingers along the edges of her body, smoothing her legs and hips to make her thin and willowy like the imperial dancers on their tiptoes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I am become persona non grata in that quarter. I am no wise welcome in the stateroom imperial.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Then with an arch, almost imperial toss of his head, he said, “The Great Santini has spoken.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized that Frankie must have told Mr. Whitby that he was from Russia, although by imperial law he was considered neither a Russian citizen nor an ethnic Pole or Lithuanian. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "These are your chambers"—Madam Claire motions—"and your imperial servant will be in nearby quarters." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “We’ve got a bogatyr and an imperial fool in this village,” he hooted, “and it took them hours to find my granddaughter being chased by a maniac in the woods!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was the imperial dream of a feudal age that made men enslave others. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They formed themselves into the League of the Divine Tempest and attacked an imperial garrison with swords aloft, having fasted for three days. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We pass through a series of imperial guard checkpoints. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z For the Germans, the big targets were the cities of Leningrad, the old imperial capital in the north, which had been the birthplace of the Soviet Union, and the new capital in Moscow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Monte Testaccio, the hill of broken pots southeast of Rome, was a garbage dump for the entire imperial city. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But let us come to Commodus, who held imperial power with great ease, having inherited it by birth, being the son of Marcus. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Du Barry and the Beauty Minister lead us forward onto the imperial grounds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Each asserted a superior ancestral claim to the imperial throne. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Those kofun that have been excavated contain lavish burial goods, but excavation of all of the largest ones is still forbidden because they are believed to contain the ancestors of the Japanese imperial line. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But just as the sky began to darken, an imperial servant arrived. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She waves away her imperial attendant, and walks me into the long hall. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They were surrounded by Inka satrapies; their economy was enmeshed with the imperial machinery; they had hundreds or thousands of people doing the empire's bidding. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A Provisional Government took the place of imperial rule in Petrograd and granted equality in law to Russian women, giving women the right to vote and to hold office. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The sun lights a path for my balloons as they hover above the dark ocean, careful not to get swept into the masts of large imperial ships. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The massive scale of these domestic arrangements seems not to have impeded his imperial progress. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My sisters will be placed at one of five imperial teahouses, or will stay at home to tend to Orléans's newborn citizens. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Auguste's voice travels as he tells a grand story about a sea monster he kept from capsizing the imperial fleet last year. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But in his own field of endeavor, which he was now practicing, the slow, imperial smelling over and anointing of an area, he has no peer. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like imperial Rome, like the Christians and the lions, violent, visceral, exciting, crazy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z With a sudden forceful movement, he reached out his arm, his collar falling open so Pinmei could see a silver pin sticking out from the imperial gold silk of his hidden robe. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Beyond was a tiny square of lawn set in a bed of mint imperial pebbles. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I step onto the balcony and look out on the imperial carriages clustered down below. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the world opened up for her like one of her imperial tulips and revealed its evil yellow pistil. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A trio of imperial guards block the entrance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The magistrate's imperial connection was only by his son's marriage—not considered strong enough to claim a dragon! When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Werfel sat nervously in the palace’s imperial archives, waiting to go down to the city gates and greet the guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z His every decision was crafted for that purpose; every manipulation was part of a strategy to achieve acceptance into the imperial family. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And soon even the few people who still lived there had forgotten their imperial glories. “getting along with nature” Why did the Maya abandon all their cities? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z So you can imagine how happy she was when they forced her to tell the truth about her imperial ancestry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It was larger than the other tents and an imperial flag flew from the cask in front of it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His figure, especially the neck and shoulders, communicated the impression of irrefutable physical strength and of precise, even imperial bearing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I was surprised how they tried to make everything look like an old imperial city or an emperor’s tomb. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A famine caused by an inadequate Nile flood in 245 aggravated native resentment against the Greek monarchy and the burdensome cost of its imperial rivalries. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z It was the end of an imperial tradition that dated back to Teotihuacan a millennium before. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "State religion and imperial ideology,” Kolata argued, "performed much the same work as military conquest, but at significantly lower cost.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Walls sparkle with golden plaques that showcase the imperial beauty laws. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In 1976 Edward N. Luttwak, now at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, D.C., published a short, provocative book about imperial Rome that distinguished between territorial and hegemonic empires. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "We'll make sure to have imperial guards in any treatment room with him in it from now on," the Beauty Minister adds. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Only the imperial family was allowed to use an image of a dragon. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Only the imperial family is allowed to use the image of a dragon, Dragon had said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Clementine Stark had a canopy bed moored like an imperial barge at one end of her sea-blue bedroom carpet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was here, at a Lagos salon, that the different ranks of imperial femaleness were best understood. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z At birth, Orléans citizens are marked with permanent imperial identification ink that not even Belles can cover up or erase. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Now he saw her as a frail woman content to do tiny things; to grow and cultivate small life that would not hurt her if it died: rhododendron, goldfish, dahlias, geraniums, imperial tulips. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve seen the imperial family several times, the emperor an ugly, hard-looking man, the empress pale and pretty, but dressed in bad taste, I thought—purple dress, green hat, and yellow gloves. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "And I'm sorry about your imperial servant. What was her name? I saw the headlines about the starvation." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Because the armies were angered by Alexander’s softness, which I discussed above, after Alexander’s death they elected him to imperial power. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z To Vranich, the capital’s lack of resemblance to European imperial cities extends well beyond the absence of marketplaces. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Lazarus was the world’s largest woodpecker, beating out the imperial woodpecker by just one inch in length. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Later, China’s imperial government recruited Korean farmers to create a buffer against Russian expansion, and Korea’s Choson Dynasty allowed them to depart legally. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The golden noses of imperial carriages peek out of the trees surrounding the teahouse. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Unlike Sherlock Holmes, though, Burns had rigged juries, and allegedly kidnapped a suspect, and he routinely used the sordid techniques of imperial spies. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The queen waves her hand at one of the imperial guards. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The Marthas have not issued an imperial invitation for her to sit with them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Kaiser Wilhelm II had built a sprawling summer pavilion in Griinau so the imperial family could reside in splendor while watching the competitions or taking to the water themselves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Under this pretext, without showing his aspiration for imperial power, he moved his army to Rome, and was in Italy before his departure was known. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “He came to battle wielding a samurai’s sword against the rifles of an imperial garrison. Try to imagine that, Hatsue,” said Kabuo. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z An imperial guard patrols just a few feet away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Headlines cluster and flash across the parchment, announcing Princess Sophia's upcoming engagement, and the latest imperial beauty laws to be passed by the queen and the Beauty Minister. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z With its purification rituals and its imperial roots, sumo is sacrosanct in a way that American sports will never be. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The packs of journalists and foreign service officials who prowled the rooms of an imperial manse in search of someone who mattered, that’s who. Donald Trump Has Drained the Swamp (of Good Christmas Parties) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z He speculates that their popularity reflects “British imperial hegemony” in the period he’s writing about, the 18th and 19th centuries. Art’s Greatest Enemy Might Not Be Science 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z By the time the last of the five memorial portraits was finished, around 1919, imperial rule was over. Art Review: At China Institute, Envisioning Confucius, an Abstraction 2010-03-25T22:43:00Z Similarly, the 12th-century Palatine Chapel in Sicily was painted and gilded in the imperial style of the Fatimids, the rulers of Egypt between the 10th and 12th centuries. Arts, culture are missing in the teaching of Islam 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Might the imperial throne have actually been within reach of his sword-arm? Review | If you love heroic fantasy a la George R.R. Martin, you’ll love ‘The Last Viking’ 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z “I’m talking about power dynamics, kind of universally, and also in the New World, or in the world that was created by the imperial project.” Kara Walker Takes a Monumental Jab at Britannia 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The in-depth knowledge and contacts she acquired through long and arduous travels in then Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and Arabia, shaped British imperial policy-making. Top 10 inspiring female adventurers 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z “They are the imperial family, and the role they played in the colonial past, World War I and World War II is always a part of that.” His Ancestors Were German Kings. He Wants Their Treasures Back. 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z For starters, it is an “imperial amber ale,” not an imperial IPA. Beer of the Week: Troegs Nugget Nectar 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z When confronted by an imperial crisis that spiraled into an independence movement, however, American revolutionaries turned to this ancient knowledge as a practical guide in justifying their rebellion and forming new governments. What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z It’s faded imperial glory on the cheap: Western Europe marked down 20 to 30 percent. How I Fell for Lisbon 2012-05-25T20:23:37Z There is weeping, lamentation and a cautionary tale about hubris and imperial overreach. Zack Snyder and the West Should Stop Killing Ancient Persians 2014-03-10T14:33:58Z Do you think you're better than the imperial court of Rudolf II, the greatest cryptographers of the 20th century and pretty much everyone else? 5 historic codes yet to be cracked 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Wealthy citizens followed imperial tastes, filling their homes with cloisonné tables, seats, armrests, screens, candlesticks, vases and paperweights. Antiques: Prized Chinese Crafts, Delicate and Detailed 2011-01-27T21:37:59Z Britain has long been a multicultural society, largely a result of its seafaring imperial past. British xenophobia on the rise 2013-01-03T21:17:00Z There might have been whimsy in the English blood for a long, long time, but the 19th century, with its imperial ambitions, was ripe for it. In Praise of Whimsical English Design 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z “We were regarded as traitors and saboteurs for imperial Japan.” No ordinary lives: A tribute to Washington’s WWII veterans His grandfather moved to Shanghai to avoid the pogroms of imperial Russia. Hollywood producer honors Shanghai roots in film 2011-06-13T11:28:10Z The other, more serious, omission is that, imperiously, Walton appears not to regard Ireland as relevant to the imperial discourse, despite the fact that it was the first and prototype colony. Empire of Secrets by Calder Walton – review 2013-01-31T11:00:01Z Although Mr. Foster bears some physical resemblance to Armstrong, the air of imperial invincibility that Armstrong projected so skillfully is missing. Review: ‘The Program,’ a Docudrama on the Fall of Lance Armstrong 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Today, this Manchurian Candidate-riffing conspiracy thriller is regarded as one of Doctor Who’s all-time greats, from the height of Tom Baker’s stripy scarf imperial phase. The diehards of doom! Why Doctor Who is the show fans love to hate 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The bank calculates that over 2015-17, the countries of old imperial Russia were again the world’s biggest exporter of grain. Red October: Russia of 1917 and 2017 closer than might be expected 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z An insight, rather than a thing … I am currently trying to understand the world of the Roman imperial court, the violence, the murder and yet in some sense the day-to-day normality of it all. Mary Beard Would Like a Moratorium on Churchill Biographies, Thank You 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Our guides are Marianne, the allegorical embodiment of France’s republican ideals, and Napoleon Bonaparte, the actual embodiment of the nation’s imperial ambitions. Review: ‘Francofonia,’ About World War II Foes Turned Allies, for the Sake of Art 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z This is not the Eternal City of imperial grandeur, more like a vision of what the Italian capital could become if the nation were to go bankrupt and explode into anarchy. Ralph Fiennes' Coriolanus: The Paths of Gory 2011-12-04T18:37:40Z They were British subjects who proved their loyalty in one setting and resisted imperial authority in others. 'Liberty's Exiles': the American colonialists who opposed the Revolutionary War 2011-04-27T21:54:03Z They sound great: the band's reputation might be different had Noel stockpiled these songs for a rainy day, rather than rashly sticking them out on B-sides during his chemically charged imperial phase. Noel Gallagher | Pop review 2010-03-26T21:30:00Z The end of Roman imperial administration did not mean that everything came to a stop and the country descended into chaos. Fresh insights from the UK's oldest museum of Roman remains 2012-08-15T07:00:00Z Never again could the state pretend to imperial power, but the people who lived in it trickled around this fissure like ants, and grew slowly but steadily richer. A British fleet with no aircraft carrier. Unthinkable! 2010-10-23T06:00:00Z Some beers, such as the Bomb! imperial stout from the Oklahoma-based Prairie Artisan Ales, last less than a night. In Singapore, Craft Beer Where You’d Least Expect It 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Here, against a backdrop rich with imperial and Communist history, young people sporting Herschel backpacks ramble among cultural locales like the offices of the independent TV channel Dozhd. A Sweets Factory in Moscow, Now Hot 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Born on 19 March 1872, Diaghilev grew up in Perm, at the foot of the Urals, and his childhood was one of horses and carriages and imperial winters. Salute Diaghilev 2010-10-08T23:06:00Z Historical license doesn’t quite cover the liberties taken, and in this riches-to-rags-to-riches tale there’s a great deal of romantic nostalgia for imperial Russia: balls, gowns, music boxes. Not Exactly Golden Tickets: “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Anastasia” on Broadway 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Hadrian's wall, used for much longer, has been ascribed to this emperor's policy of imperial consolidation and demarcation rather than expansion. The Antiquarian Rediscovery of the Antonine Wall by Lawrence Keppie – review 2013-02-15T09:00:02Z A narratively rich saga of life and love at the Japanese imperial court, it spurred innovation and was in many ways foundational to Japanese art itself. ‘The Tale of Genji’ and the Art It Inspired 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z In an act of imperial administration, the British changed it from Bandyopadhyay to Banerjee, as they couldn’t be bothered to pronounce it. What’s in my name: tales that cross continents and generations 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z Visitors can learn about daily life in imperial China in this interactive exhibition, which provides guests with a look into the home of a merchant-class family of the 17th and 18th century. At museums this fall: Art and science, civilization and extinction It’s a mix of imperial and urban forms of bling, two parallel forms of bluster and self-marketing. Two Napoleons in Brooklyn, One in Timberlands 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z There’s a certain amount of the type of art the Met is too comfortable with: imperial bling. ‘Age of Empires’: How 2 Dynasties of Art Forged China’s Identity 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Verratti is eclectic in her drinking preferences: “It’s not uncommon for me to begin with a Pilsener and end the night with a Russian imperial stout.” Do women start a brewery to make a ‘woman’s beer’? Not by a long shot. 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z England's parliament still remains the imperial British parliament. English devolution: a view from Scotland 2010-04-23T12:25:00Z It was surely, in part, a sense that imperial New York's historical double is ancient Rome that made him emigrate to Italy. Cy Twombly - an appreciation: Paintings about sex and death 2011-07-05T23:01:41Z But they were also viewed as a form of imported decadence, carrying a virus of effeminacy that would weaken Rome’s imperial muscle. Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z "The older soldiers who had been through the war were still hanging on to the idea of empire and imperial Britain," said Boorman. John Boorman catches up with alter ego in 'Queen & Country' 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Unlike many Old World museums, it also is not an “imperial” institution, many of whose holdings were gathered through plunder and conquest. A Library?s Treasures, From Gutenberg to Malcolm X 2011-05-17T12:00:00Z This juxtaposition — imperial legacies in a postimperial world — is an intriguing idea that proves a clever prism through which to look at the world. How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Related: George Lucas says he would not direct another Star Wars film after criticism “I find your lack of faith disturbing,” snarls Darth Vader when an imperial officer accuses him of sorcery. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Dickens was not a fan of the 1851 Great Exhibition, a huge popular display of imperial self-confidence. Britain marks Charles Dickens' 200th birthday 2012-02-07T23:46:05Z The zodiac sculptures were inspired by a set of smaller sculptures that formed an 18th Century fountain clock at Emperor Yuanming Yuan's Beijing imperial retreat. Ai Weiwei sculptures in record sale 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z “Prince Ras Tafari adopted 40 Armenian orphans from Jerusalem to be the first imperial band,” said Aramazt Kalayjian, a documentary filmmaker working on a film about the Armenian community in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia’s Capital, a Resurgent Jazz Scene 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The centerpieces are five fragments from the grand early imperial cave in the northern group, though “fragments” hardly seems the word for carvings that, though incomplete, have the heft of monuments. Art Review: ‘Echoes of the Past,’ Chinese Buddhist Cave Art, in New York 2012-09-13T21:22:46Z Stoddard includes a dramatic photograph of the blast furnaces in Youngstown being demolished; they look like imperial walkers from “The Empire Strikes Back” toppling to the ground. ‘Steel’ review: Honoring the industry that once symbolized our strength 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z But two thoughtful BBC Proms concerts this week, in the imperial temple of the Royal Albert Hall, dispensed with that pastoral Little Englandism. Review: Two BBC Proms More Modern than Pastoral 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Yet Seneca still supported the imperial system that put a Caesar in place with the expectation that he would reign until death, then pass on power to a legitimate heir. Seneca Could Have Written the Anonymous Times Op-Ed About Trump 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Captain and crew operated under unusually egalitarian rules and hit the jackpot in 1695 when they captured an Indian treasure ship bearing members of the Mughal imperial court returning from Mecca. Review | This summer: Audiobooks that make you feel like you’re on a vacation 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Patrick ordered a very dark Old Rasputin imperial stout. Date Lab: Easy conversation. Shared plates. This was going swimmingly. 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z I was particularly surprised by his fiction’s intense awareness of the brutal — and, it now seems, politically fateful — French imperial venture in North Africa. Pankaj Mishra Says Faulkner’s Work Is ‘Atrociously Written,’ and Great 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z “I’m not somebody who worships symbols of wealth. The ostentatious imperial wealth of this car is precisely what I feel has gone wrong for America.” Shake, rattle and Rolls: across America in the shadow of Elvis 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z For centuries it has been the friction line between the new world and the old world, and the epicenter of the Spanish imperial entity. "Havana is . . . the fantasy of Americans": Filmmaker on capturing the "utopia" of Cuba in new doc 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Skip today’s trendier imperial stouts, which are often laden with gobs of heady vanilla and coconut. To Pair With That Thanksgiving Bird, Consider Beer 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Born of our imperial past, he says, it was maintained for as long as there was something to show for it. How dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z His mood right now is, he says, less imperial: “At this point, I’m ecstatic if I’m in a movie that just works, even a little bit. Movies are so hard, just that is miraculous.” Jake Gyllenhaal: ‘I’m fascinated by my own anger’ 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The Wind Rises, which earned $115 million in its home country, has been ripped by the pacifist left for blessing the war aggression of imperial Japan and by the nationalist right for being “anti-Japanese.” The Wind Rises: An Animation Master’s Last Flight? 2014-02-20T15:00:59Z So he reached back to his Broadway experience as Mozart in “Amadeus” — the composer was said to have stunned the imperial court in Vienna with his donkey’s bray of a laugh. Getting the Joker’s Laugh Just Right 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Descended from alchemical origins, it was perfected in its familiar “dry” style during the British and reflected an imperial power’s taste for imported curiosities: cubeb berries, orris root, cassia bark. The Eye: Gin Revival, Fedora Smarts And Surfboard Style 2013-06-04T14:09:54Z In America too, with the onset of the Spanish-American War and other imperial ventures, a scientific racism, using and abusing Darwin’s ideas, began to flourish. What is “white supremacy”? A brief history of a term, and a movement, that continues to haunt America 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z He continued to travel to the far east and worked on his comprehensive catalogue of imperial Chenghua porcelain, a massive and groundbreaking work of scholarship which remains uncompleted. Julian Thompson obituary 2011-03-02T18:17:56Z The catalog entry mentioned a “four-character mark” without bothering to state which imperial reign it pointed to, because the dish is blatantly recent. Auctions: Seesaw Bidding Early in the Season 2011-09-09T11:00:09Z So while monster films may be entertaining, they build on structures with long imperial histories and have implications for the way Hollywood audiences perceive the tropics. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Yinniang, who was taken to the imperial capital as a child, receives a cordial welcome, and lurks in the shadows as various intrigues are plotted and thwarted. Review: ‘The Assassin’ Finds Delight in a Deadly Vocation 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z It was left to a New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and his brave Nepali guide, Tenzing Norgay, to reach the summit, and none of the participants did so in imperial mood. Mount Everest Defeated Them — And so, in the End, Did India 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Works include “Elegant Sounds of Good Times,” performed in the formal style developed in China’s 18th-century imperial court; and a series of opera extracts performed by farmers from the Chinese province Anhui. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The sylvan glade romanticism of “Emeralds,” the electric energy of “Rubies,” the glittering imperial court of “Diamonds.” Balanchine’s Gems Were His Dancers. He Honored Them With ‘Jewels.’ 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z In 1924 the state expelled the imperial family from the Forbidden City, declared the collection national property and made it the foundation of a new Palace Museum. Rival Museums Retrace Route of China?s Imperial Treasures 2010-07-06T23:02:00Z For example, most scholars now agree, she says, that the “number of the beast,” 666, spells out Emperor Nero’s imperial name. Books of The Times: ?Revelations,? by Elaine Pagels 2012-03-20T13:36:02Z Locations That Hue looks familiar … Stanley Kubrick on set, possibly near Limehouse The action moves to the city of Hue, the old imperial capital, and the site of a month's intense fighting. Full Metal Jacket: history unzipped 2010-06-24T08:46:00Z Trump was escorted to an emergency distribution center where, in a kind of cartoon version of imperial largess, he began lobbing rolls of paper towels into a crowd. Puerto Ricans Expand the Scope of ‘American Art’ at the Whitney 2022-11-25T05:00:00Z Czar Nicholas I and Alexander Pushkin — revered for establishing the language and style of modern Russian literature — sparred repeatedly in St. Petersburg, the imperial capital. A Descendant’s Daring Homage to Pushkin 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z As a "specialist" distributor will tell you, only a certain type of Chinese film goes down well with western audiences: those involving banner-waving armies, imperial intrigue and flying martial artists. Zhang Yimou's adaptation not so Blood Simple after all 2011-03-03T22:50:00Z Through him, the American acquired a vast number of imperial porcelains. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z It’s a straight-up imperial war, and it’s turned contemporary Ukrainian culture into an archival enterprise — one in which preservation is everyone’s job, and new creations are rooted in history the enemy would deny. The War in Ukraine Is the True Culture War 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Like Trantor, the imperial capital in “Foundation” whose surface is buried beneath man-made layers, the story’s core ends up enveloped in levels upon levels of machinery. Review: The Math of ‘Foundation’ Doesn’t Add Up 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Emperor Naruhito is delivering a video message for the new year, instead of waving from a window with the imperial family as cheering crowds throng the palace. 2020 finally ending, but New Year’s revelries muted by virus 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z Although Hue is famed for its courtly cuisine, visitors to Vietnam's old imperial capital are just as likely to be won over by the city's humbler fare. Hue and Fry: Dining in Vietnam's Former Capital 2011-08-11T13:55:00Z In addition, royal funerals have featured outdoor processions, including wind, brass and percussion instruments in the 17th century and, in the 20th, imperial military bands. What Music to Expect at Queen Elizabeth II’s Funeral 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z These include implicit, gentle rebukes of the moralistic and hypocritical code that governs imperial Britain. Bradley Cooper in 'The Elephant Man' on Broadway 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z He may get it wrong, but he always challenges imperial assumptions. Oliver Stone and Tariq Ali: brothers in arms 2010-07-26T20:31:00Z For the Marxist revolutionary and sworn enemy of the bourgeois, the stylish, imperial Habsburgcapital was way more livable than, say, czarist St. Petersburg or some godforsaken city on the Black Sea. Vienna is cited as the world’s most livable city. Most exciting? Not so much. 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z The vessel, of no great distinction other than the imperial number, soared to $2.2 million, paid by the Shanghai Tianwuguan Art Fund. Special Report: Asian Art: Chinese Nationalist Fervor Trumps Basic Facts 2011-05-26T18:00:08Z The final wing of the Hofburg was built with that imperial splendor in mind just a few years before World War I — and the end of the Habsburg dynasty. Rick Steves gets lost in the music and grandeur of Vienna 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Immovable on the matter, Dr. Shirley clapped his hands twice quickly, as if to signal the start of an imperial amusement. Dr. Funky Butt and Me: My Friendship with the Real Donald Shirley 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Von Fallersleben set his stanzas to the tune of an imperial anthem by Joseph Haydn, but imperialism wasn’t what he had in mind. “Deutschland über Alles” and “America First,” in Song 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z Qing porcelain with square seal-style marks and imperial jades, both of which suit current tastes, are sure to go on rising in the New York Asian Week this month and later in Hong Kong. Special Report: The New Art Season: Art Anchored in History Will Soar This Season 2011-09-07T10:30:06Z “It was the imperial emblem and is also a symbol of socialism — which is an interesting contradiction.” In Transit: Paris Art Show Gives 'Buzz' a New Meaning 2010-10-13T10:00:00Z But most directors would try to give the imperial bad guys a little majesty, so the hero’s victory over them might have something to savor. REVIEW: Don't Let Your People Go See Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The Fire Nation, for example, is supposed to be imperial Japan. What Do Marvel Characters Eat? Pop-Culture Cookbooks Have Answers, and Rapt Audiences. 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z At 66, with a snowy mane and an imperial demeanor, Mr. Gere now exerts the magnetism of a swashbuckling lion in winter. Review: Richard Gere, ‘The Benefactor’ Who Pulls the Strings 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Britain’s exit from the European Union and the breakdowns in Iraq and Syria all have deep roots in an imperial past that still casts shadows on the present. How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z The Tosa school, which specialized in indigenous Japanese landscapes and literary themes, was aligned with the imperial court. Art Review: A Cascade of Petals From the Met’s Japanese Collection 2014-01-30T23:17:46Z On Jan. 27 the director Pierre Audi will mount a production of Handel’s notoriously challenging “Tamerlano,” about a Tatar warrior bent on both psychological and imperial warfare. Performance Guide 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z That unusual and rather awkward adverb "bigly" suggests the deliberate avoidance of irony and its easy laugh at imperial ambition. Poem of the week: To Germany by Charles Hamilton Sorley 2012-11-14T10:20:03Z Serbs see the 19-year-old assassin, a Bosnian Serb, as a heroic fighter for the freedom of all southern Slavs from centuries of imperial occupation over the Balkans. Serbs unveil statue to 'hero' who set Europe marching to war 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Upstairs from the shrines is a small museum with incense, jewelry and other relics of the imperial era. In the Hills of Sri Lanka’s Tea Country 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Encased on the back wall is one of the child’s robes, made from silk of imperial yellow embroidered with clouds, waves and dragons, and on loan from the Palace Museum in Beijing. Review: In ‘China: Through the Looking Glass,’ Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Intimate history meets the sweep of imperial history when Yetemegnu finds the courage to resist. She Didn’t Know How to Read, but Her Stories Captured History 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z A year later, Chicago's Spiteful Brewing put out a new imperial IPA with Key lime to start a "social commentary on ignorance." Trump's mugshot and "Dumb Donald": How beer labels are doubling as political discourse 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Most closely associated with Kyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan, machiya developed as merchant townhouses from the 17th to the 19th centuries with several common features. In Kyoto, Tradition Meets Today 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The "K," he claimed, stood for "King," and he was, indeed, an imperial presence. Celebrating Norman Lear, progressive architect of the Archie-verse, as he turns 100 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z There, he toured the picturesque 15th-century imperial palace and posed for photographers in front of the complex's imposing Hall of Supreme Harmony. Prince William visits China after tour of Japan 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z The chances of finding another imperial torso from an identified archaeological site are slim. When Roman Statues Play Pranks 2010-06-18T15:00:00Z Mr. Valdés has long been a pianist of imperial command, possessed of a dazzling, deceptively casual virtuosity. Music Review: Chucho Vald?s Plays With the Afro-Cuban Messengers 2012-01-24T23:07:41Z Directed by the French film director Christophe Honoré, the Aix production moved the action to Eritrea in the 1930s — a product of Italy’s late entry into imperial geopolitics. Can Opera Become an Agent of Change? 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Descended from alchemical origins, it was perfected in its familiar "dry" style during the British Empire and reflected an imperial power's taste for imported curiosities: cubeb berries, orris root, cassia bark. The Eye: June 2013 2013-06-04T14:09:54Z A lot of art, and most imperial art, is propaganda, and the Assyrians were committed self-advertisers. ‘Assyria to Iberia,’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z In Maoist times, Monkey has even been proclaimed a Marxist revolutionary, intent on overturning the oppressive imperial order. Review | The action-packed saga ‘Monkey King: Journey to the West’ gets a modern take 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z But the program begins with "Theme and Variations," a classic George Balanchine ballet with music by Tchaikovsky that harks back to the imperial Russian ballet of the 19th century. ABT returns to Moscow stage after 45 years 2011-03-29T19:01:16Z Each week I read a jillion jokes to find the best material, Deciding which to print with my authority imperial. Style Invitational Week 1424: We Bee back — a neologism contest 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z After that, imperial and somewhat militaristic symbolism replaces pastoral. Poem of the week: Psalm 23 2011-02-07T10:26:09Z Entrepreneurs like the German-born Frederick Sander seized control of great swaths of the market, operating with the imperial style of a Cecil Rhodes. ‘Orchidelirium’ Explodes With Color at New York Botanical Garden 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Check out progress on the Stadtschloss, or City Palace, the massive, controversial project to resurrect Berlin’s imperial palace, scheduled for completion by 2019. 36 Hours in Berlin 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Less than a dozen years later, the imperial family would be toppled in the Russian Revolution. The Semiotics of “Rose Gold” 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The exotic costumes of foreign dignitaries, seeming throwbacks to imperial times. A Traditional Royal Wedding, but for the 3 Billion Witnesses 2011-05-01T04:18:15Z “Down through the ages, imperial conquest, exploits of valor and expressions of love have gone hand in hand with violence to women in thought and deed.” How a Woman Becomes a Lake 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The European imperial powers eventually started pouring resources into discovering the true cause of the disease, primarily to prevent the catastrophic economic downturns that accompanied every fresh outbreak. Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z His people talk about how England has traded imperial confidence for self-consciousness, how attitudes — toward marriage, the household division of labor, even smoking — have devolved over the course of their lifetimes. Books of The Times: Love, Loss, Change and Being English 2011-05-06T05:48:02Z Or he could have played a feelgood hits set from Oasis's imperial period and made fun of scousers. Suede/Noel Gallagher | Pop review 2010-03-28T00:05:00Z Both novels use the Brontë fictions to explore the role of the outcast in society and the various forms that imperial, patriarchal oppression — both unthinking and intentional — can take. Two Writers Haunted by Their Caribbean Past 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The British stamps were very imperial and very serious. | Q&A: A Collector of Everyday Objects on His New Museum in Mexico City 2011-02-16T23:23:45Z While HAL and Skynet, the imperial intelligence that spawned the Terminators, were creations of big government, the robots in these movies are consumer products. When the Movies Pictured A.I., They Imagined the Wrong Disaster 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Tall and imperial, Dance, 67, grew up working-class in England and overcame a teenage stammer to devote himself to theater. ‘Game of Thrones’ in-laws go way back together 2014-04-02T22:37:32Z In these colonial cities, the cathedral, symbol of European civilization and imperial supremacy, would sit at the center, with commercial and military buildings often nearby. How Latin America Was Built, Before Modernism Came Along 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Initially a material for daily use, porcelain became an art form under the aegis of imperial households. Arts: Arts Guide 2011-01-14T12:00:04Z The VMFA, one of the most comprehensive art museums in the country, has the largest public collection of imperial Fabergé eggs outside Russia. Now that spring is here, explore Richmond’s stunning garden trail 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z The terrain is dominated by giants, ancient competing superpowers seen late in their long histories: imperial Rome to the west and Parthia in Iran to the east. See Ancient Trade Route Treasures at the Met 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z A finalist for this year’s Man Booker Prize, “The Narrow Road to the Deeper North” portrays a singular episode of manic brutality: imperial Japan’s construction of the Thailand-Burma Death Railway in the early 1940s. Review: ‘The Narrow Road in the Deep North,’ by Richard Flanagan Measuring about 33 feet by 51 feet, it depicts the golden domes of a densely packed Russian imperial city. Inside Art: Judaica, Ballets Russes Art and James Turrell Works 2013-01-10T23:30:00Z “Once upon a time, there was a scholar who was studying hard for his imperial exams on a small island of Yunnan.” For This Soup, Some Assembly Is Required (and Provided) 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The imperial response to all this was slack and inept, and Huang, fulfilling his duty as a public intellectual, said so directly to the emperor. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z In the music video, Chou dances stiffly like a zombie to the tune of hip hop, dressed in satin imperial court costume. Jay Chou raps about a corrupt eunuch 2012-12-27T12:46:05Z His apparently more intellectual rival Gordon Brown urged his compatriots to be "proud" of their imperial past. The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z They proved crucial to British victories in Ethiopia, north Africa and the Middle East; in Burma they eventually inflicted the biggest land defeat ever suffered by the Japanese imperial army. For king, then country 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z A dozen new books answer this question in strikingly idiosyncratic ways, wreathing their authors’ wanderings in vivid back story — sometimes emotional, sometimes empirical, sometimes imperial — enveloping the reader in a kind of legible Sensurround. Summer Reading 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z By Ottoman tradition, the mother of an imperial heir devoted herself solely to her child, preparing him to succeed his father to the throne. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z This was originally used to refer to success in the imperial civil service exams, but nowadays is a metaphor for courage and perseverance against great odds. Teaching the People’s Republic 2012-09-03T13:00:00Z Indeed it was the shameful behaviour of the British during their short-lived occupation of Kabul – the double-dealing of Macnaghten, the sexual licentiousness of Burnes — that gave Afghan resistance to the imperial interlopers its momentum. William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z Situated in the historic Baochao hutong neighborhood, within walking distance of key attractions such as the Drum Tower and the imperial lakes area. Delving into the hutongs of Beijing, chopsticks at the ready 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z In 2004, he spent about $100 million to secure the return of a collection of imperial Fabergé eggs and created a museum to showcase them. Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z But this approach, seemingly self-effacing, has a whiff of the imperial about it. Critic?s Notebook: Quai Branly Museum in Paris Glorifies the ?Other? 2011-11-25T23:47:39Z Edwardian Whitehall in its imperial pomp is clearly painted. A man for all seasons 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The tone is stark throughout, and the clanging bells that signal the final call to arms unnervingly recall the repressive imperial paraphernalia of Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. BBCSO/Metzmacher – review 2013-05-27T16:00:46Z A gun carriage carries the last imperial leader towards St Paul's. Pardon? What Modern Toss's F***yeux tapestry says about Britain today 2013-04-17T14:26:59Z Good luck trying to pin down devoted hop heads on the exact difference between a double, or imperial, IPA and a triple IPA, other than “it’s stronger and has more hops.” Beer of the Week: Stone RuinTen Triple IPA 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z There was in this more than a trace of postcolonial melancholia – the feelings of despondency that come with the loss of fantasies of imperial omnipotence. The Orwell prize gets Hitched 2012-05-28T09:34:25Z On clear afternoons, locals climb Chapultepec Hill to the immaculate grounds of what was once an imperial palace and, later, home to seven Mexican presidents. 36 Hours in Mexico City 2014-03-21T16:19:14Z Even the great imperial museums of Vienna, London and Paris make an argument: they are meant to reflect the power and grandeur of their creators. Critic?s Notebook: To Each His Own Museum, as Identity Goes on Display 2010-12-28T23:04:19Z So if they are pro-defense or social justice-oriented or if they just like a stylish, imperial presidency, they look to Kennedy. Abraham Lincoln, bare-knuckle brawler? 2012-12-12T22:26:00Z And of course the imperial issue does make things more difficult. 50 unseen Rudyard Kipling poems discovered 2013-02-25T15:31:38Z With a children's mazurka, a cast of courtiers and a full corps de ballet, we get a glimpse of the opulence audiences in imperial Moscow would have enjoyed. Bolshoi: Russian Seasons 2010-07-30T20:31:00Z GUN would eventually grow more explicitly political, creating postal art and photo collages that questioned Japan’s self-defense force and imperial family. Three Radical 1960s Visions, Far From the Tumult of Tokyo 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z There is an element of rose-tinted nostalgia, perhaps, in Hooper's loving and precise evocation of imperial Britain between the wars. "The King's Speech": Colin Firth's Oscar-bound performance 2010-11-24T02:01:00Z Demonstrating her keen political insight and her rare gift for literary flare, she wrote that Jackson "rode on a Trailways bus into the sedative fantasy of a fixable imperial America." Joan Didion exposed political stories America is still telling itself in order to live 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Number of years the choir sang exclusively for the imperial court at mass, concerts, private functions and state events. Famed Vienna Boys Choir to bring its heavenly voices to GMU Center for the Arts 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z His sudden death unleashed an opera-worthy drama of assassinations, suicides and civil war, until another imperial power, called Han, took its place, and held it more than four centuries. ‘Age of Empires’: How 2 Dynasties of Art Forged China’s Identity 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z As their collective power grew, imperial power receded. Art Review: ‘Samurai!’ at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2013-05-02T21:35:50Z Fate intervenes, however, when her father is called to vie for a position as imperial tailor. Review | In a new fantasy series, thrilling adventure takes cues from ‘Project Runway’ 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Nori’s skin color — and her existence — are a threat to their imperial status. You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Goose Island will incite the masses again in early February with Bramble Rye Bourbon County Brand Stout — an imperial stout aged in rye whiskey barrels with raspberries and blackberries. Competition fierce when it comes to craft beer 2012-01-28T05:39:00Z “Orchidelirium,” which opens on Saturday, evokes this heady time, when imperial ambition and ruthless acquisitiveness coexisted with the high-minded thirst for knowledge epitomized by naturalists like Charles Darwin, himself no stranger to orchid fever. ‘Orchidelirium’ Explodes With Color at New York Botanical Garden 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z They were precursors not just to imperial conquest, but also to more positive manifestations of contemporary globalism. Review | ‘Civilizations’ is the most ambitious story about art ever told on television 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z While it’s true that Old Testament Hebrews are often shown as proto-Christians and early Christians frequently figure in tales of imperial Rome, these movies typically wallow in pagan “immorality,” if only to deplore it. ‘Gods of Egypt’ and ‘Alexander the Great’: Let Me Polish That Breastplate 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Ironically the fragment — a big, chunky right hand — once grasped the royal scepter, emblem of imperial authority. Edmé Bouchardon's extraordinary drawings changed the way sculpture looked 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The 's Spartacus, which launched the company's Covent Garden summer season on Monday, tells the story of the uprising against imperial Rome by Thracian gladiators in the first century AD. Bolshoi Spartacus, ENO Laurencia 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z Despite his passionate condemnation of racism and imperial arrogance, it is Achebe's gentle irony, ready laughter and his delight in anecdotes about our children's antics that I most vividly remember. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z Early paintings by Mark Rothko and Eva Hesse reveal two young refugees, one from imperial Russia and one fleeing Nazi Germany, feeling their way to new visual languages. A Museum’s Fresh Take on the Whole Megillah 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z At the very time I was learning this history — the years after World War II — the United States was becoming not just another imperial power, but the world’s leading superpower. Howard Zinn: “The American Empire has always been a bipartisan project” 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The set was a product of imperial largesse, custom-made for the Confucius shrine in Qufu. Asia Week Art in Manhattan Galleries 2010-03-25T22:02:00Z It occupies a special niche in a square of the imperial capital, Istanbul, where it outstares the milling crowds. A Grisly Fable of Ottoman Albania 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z He defends the monopoly on the nutmeg trade that enriches the Dutch colonisers, and compares it generously with the cruel British-imposed salt monopoly that taxed the poorest in imperial India. The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace – review 2013-01-11T07:00:21Z It’s a demand that we recognize how decolonization and anti-imperialism are impossible if we keep reiterating the imperial country’s point of view, even from the minority perspective. Vietnamese Lives, American Imperialist Views, Even in ‘Da 5 Bloods’ 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z “We’d like to avoid imperial entanglements,” says Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi: he is repeating a point first made by George Washington, who in his presidential farewell advised the new country to remain isolated. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z And while the white porcelain dinner set commissioned for the imperial family is lovely, it's a long way from the great porcelain "Moon Jar" at the show's start. LACMA's lovely show on Korea in a time of transformation 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z And the so-called imperial presidency did not end with Nixon’s resignation in 1974. Television Review: Robert Redford Narrates ‘All the President’s Men Revisited’ 2013-04-18T23:13:31Z Inside it, Schuyler finds “the old red hangings and tobacco-stained rugs have been replaced by a delicate gray décor with hints here and there of imperial gilt” — ornamental foreshadowings of Vidal’s preoccupation with empire. Stories of Then That Still Hold Up Now 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Academies existed in Italy, the Netherlands and France – why not in London, thriving capital of a nation that, since a series of triumphs in imperial wars, now considered itself Europe's top dog? The Royal Academy: a story of sulks and squabbles 2013-01-04T22:55:14Z Flashpoints and internecine fighting creates instability within the government that controls the Japanese West Coast, which finds itself at odd with the desires of its imperial ruler. Finally, "The Man in the High Castle" fascist fantasy ends amidst America’s sobering reality 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Broadcast in October 1961, this clip of Cliff on his 21st birthday captures him in full imperial mode. Pop at the pictures: When Cliff Richard ruled the charts 2012-08-23T12:28:59Z Like the imperial monuments of the past, the airport always exists in the background, a crushing symbol. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum by Katherine Boo – review 2012-06-29T07:00:03Z Mahler's symphonies are sometimes read as chronicles of imperial decline as well as dramas of psychological introversion. RLPO/Petrenko ? review 2011-03-08T18:29:52Z “Dragon in Progress”, a 50-metre-long bamboo and silk kite hung from the ceiling, transforms a traditional symbol of Chinese imperial power with quotes from imprisoned or exiled activists including Nelson Mandela, Edward Snowden and Ai. Ai Wei-Wei critical of China at opening of Swiss exhibit 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Musically, this imperial style reached its apogee in the songs of Lerner and Loewe and Rodgers and Hammerstein, who half a century ago defined a muscular, Americanized offshoot of operetta. Music Review: ?Best of Lerner and Loewe,? at Carnegie Hall 2010-04-20T22:14:00Z Mr. Trevelyan’s accounts of his forebears’ role in British history covered well-known historic episodes as well as obscure ones that were telling about imperial rule. Raleigh Trevelyan, Chronicler of a Notable Family, Dies at 91 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z The Duchess could be played as a caged bird with reined-in passions, but in the muddled production by the Red Bull Theater, Christina Rouner brings an imperial coolness to the boiling drama. Theater Review | 'The Duchess of Malfi': Sometimes Brothers Can Be Too Protective of a Sister 2010-03-08T22:18:00Z On festive occasions gay men have been known to armour themselves as imperial stormtroopers, exchanging black leather for white thermoplastic polymer. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z When the government sent cloisonné gifts outside Peking, bureaucrats from the imperial household traveled with them. Antiques: Prized Chinese Crafts, Delicate and Detailed 2011-01-27T21:37:59Z Serbs see Princip as a freedom fighter, his gunshot bringing down the curtain on centuries of imperial occupation over the various peoples of the Balkans. Cyclists race through Sarajevo to mark WWI centenary, promote peace 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z And “Diamonds,” to Tchaikovsky, suggests, first, Russia’s vast rural landscapes and, finally, its grand imperial cities. Review: Balanchine Jewels from Paris, Moscow and New York 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Squadrons of imperial police thunder through the mountains on horseback, but otherwise an eerie quiet predominates, throwing the deceptively simple story into sharp relief. | 'A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop': Remade in China: Coen Brothers? Tale of Infidelity and Revenge 2010-09-02T21:30:00Z A font of innumerable interpretations, the original tale reaches a climax with the battle of Dan-no-Ura, during which the Heike clan is defeated, the child emperor drowned and a sacred imperial sword lost. ‘Inu-oh’ Review: Dazzling Anime Meets Medieval Epic 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Relevance is a crucial factor in the remarketing of an Edwardian magazine fantasy first inspired by Britain's imperial sunset. Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior 2012-07-14T23:06:48Z “World’s Fairs have historically presented a theory of progress, technological advancement, imperial advancement,” Polys said in a recent interview. New Red Order: Artists With a Call to ‘Give It Back’ 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z The exhibition was forthright about the racial overtones in play in the U.S. prosecution of the war against imperial Japan, and that rankled the institution’s critics. Perspective | Lonnie Bunch isn’t afraid to address white supremacy. What else will that change for the Smithsonian? 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z If the clan is remembered at all, it’s usually for complicity in that debacle of imperial overreach known as the American Revolution. A Fresh Look at the Family Who Led (and Lost) Britain’s War for America 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The grand façade is no less imposing than the British Museum’s in London: there are giant gates bearing imperial eagles. Searching for signs of the Soviets in St Petersburg 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Countries complaining about the severity of their repayment installments, for instance, could be patronizingly “advised” to cut back the amounts they were spending on military armaments or imperial adventures. Book review: ‘The Deluge, the post-World War I global order, by Adam Tooze 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Although the grand plans were never fully realized, several blocks of buildings were constructed in a repetitive Modernist design, following the idea of imperial monumentalism trumpeting the dawn of a new era in Italy. Austria meets Italy in bicultural Bolzano 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z It had no mark and had been given no period, but evocations of the imperial court stir up deep emotions among the new buyers from China. Auctions: Seesaw Bidding Early in the Season 2011-09-09T11:00:09Z Some of the surrounding estates were built on the profits of imperial exploitation. Alice Oswald on the Devonshire landscape: 'There's a terror in beauty' 2012-07-13T11:17:14Z A patriotic epic about the Chinese struggle to shake off imperial rule, “1911” starts with black-and-white still images of the suffering of the people. | '1911': Jackie Chan Stars in ?1911,? a Chinese Epic ? Review 2011-10-06T23:57:35Z Drinkers routinely stand in line for hours at Three Floyds Brewing in Munster, Ind., each spring for a shot at the brewery's iconic Dark Lord, a Russian imperial stout brewed with coffee and vanilla. Competition fierce when it comes to craft beer 2012-01-28T05:39:00Z In these dismal days of climate change, imperial decline, endless war, and in my city, a hapless football team, I seem to be experiencing a strange and unaccustomed emotion: hope. No victory left behind: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton changed how people talk about sex, race and class 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z It was an old K.G.B. model adapted for the new era, with Putin pursuing a nationalist agenda that embraced the country’s pre-revolutionary imperial past. ‘Putin’s People’ Documents the Ruthless and Relentless Reach of Kremlin Corruption 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z It’s hard to argue with his analysis, although his book often reads like a laundry list of problems — from an imperial presidency to a dysfunctional Congress to a polarized public — without a coherent narrative. How Endangered Is American Democracy? 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z “It’s like the conscious and unconscious aspects of the same imperial project, now connected,” he wrote in an email from his home in Rosario, Argentina. Sydney Museum Sends Visitors Into an Oil Tank (and an Artist’s Imagination) 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z In “World Without End” he completes his trilogy on imperial expansion in the century after Columbus’s first transatlantic voyage. Border line 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z It was neither the first nor the last time that democratic ideals came into conflict with, or perhaps provided cover for, imperial ambitions. | 'Amigo': The Cause Is Familiar, but the War Is Less So 2011-08-18T21:30:06Z “Muhammad Shah in a Garden,” a marvel of detailed landscape painting from around 1735, features the emperor on horseback on the imperial grounds. Art Review: ?Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi? at Asia Society 2012-03-08T22:18:28Z The photos give a good sense of the silhouette that was fashionable in the imperial court. History of a Dress, Chinese Style 2010-08-30T12:10:00Z The British are ashamed of our imperial past: the racism, massacres and involvement in the slave trade. Books: Highlighting Differences in Interpretations of the Opium War 2011-08-18T15:14:28Z The ultimate symbol of the hunt for imperial memorabilia was a small square block of white jade supporting the foreparts of two dragons back to back. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z Ron and Nancy Reagan arrived in Washington for a coronation, and gave the country the imperial presidency — at least in style — many had been craving. In first lady, Nancy Reagan found the role of a lifetime 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z As his father, Philip II, the vocally authoritative Ferruccio Furlanetto never loses sight of the pain and loneliness beneath the imperial carapace. Don Carlo – review 2013-05-06T16:12:06Z The cruelties of India's caste system and the insularity of China's imperial court are more gently treated than British imperialism, but their consequences are also acknowledged. Amitav Ghosh sails into the Opium War with trilogy finale 'Flood of Fire' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Emerging from the horror of the First World War, and the 1918 November Revolution that saw the imperial government sacked, the nation’s consciousness was in a state of jumble and disarray. Bad times make great art. Worlds of light and shadow: The reproduction of liberalism in Weimar Germany 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z English is shedding many of its colonial and imperial connotations and is becoming what the anthropologist Benedict Anderson calls a type of “post-clerical Latin.” Books of The Times: In ?Globish,? Robert McCrum Traces the Spread of English 2010-05-25T21:08:00Z But Ward sees the importance of Gardner’s work extending into the age of westward expansion, the confrontation and exploitation of Native American populations, and the emergence of a more ambitious and imperial United States. No closure after Appomattox 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z As he was writing, he was taking in news of the crisis over the Panama Canal, an episode of political and military manipulation in which America emerged as a new, wily imperial power. The Contradictions of Joseph Conrad 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The book was spectacularly ill timed, although it earned Apian a position as court astronomer to Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and eventually the title of imperial count palatine. ‘Marks of Genius,’ Works From the Bodleian, at the Morgan 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Reviewing “World Without End” in the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph, the author and critic Jeremy Treglown wrote, “Thomas doesn’t disguise the brutality of Spanish imperialism, though he doesn’t, either, question imperial ambitions of themselves.” Hugh Thomas, Prodigious Author of Spanish History, Dies at 85 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Fabulous buildings built by pashas, viziers and other imperial mandarins were destroyed overnight, and the city was turned into a pale imitation of a western city, devoid of its 1913-era "kaleidoscopic variety". 1913: The World Before the Great War by Charles Emmerson – review 2013-04-28T07:00:01Z It’s a sign of this company’s current strength that it fielded illustrious — yes, imperial — performances by three of its foremost principals in the leading role: Teresa Reichlen, Sara Mearns and Ms. Peck. Sugarplum Fairies and Cavaliers Move Ahead at City Ballet 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z This must be drug gang leader Avon Barksdale in his imperial phase: rich, well-respected, the untouchable master of all he surveys. BBC's seven social classes: The Wire version 2013-04-04T13:48:17Z In your recent Truthout essay you highlighted how black and brown folks are "imperial cannon fodder" in "Game of Thrones." "Game of Thrones" isn't "just fantasy": Westeros is a reflection of our terrible realities 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z They are in the vanguard of what we must hope, when this war ends, will be a new cultural settlement that succeeds the imperial violence of the past. When Cultural Heritage Becomes a Battlefront 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z But the modern moment is not an imperial one: that’s all gone, faded away like the briefly consequential mountain men of this book, and with the world, by general agreement, a better place in consequence. Mount Everest Defeated Them — And so, in the End, Did India 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The bank calculates that over 2015-17, the countries of old imperial Russia were again the world’s biggest exporter of grain. Red October: Russia of 1917 and 2017 closer than might be expected 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr Beckert, a history professor at Harvard, calls this new economic order “War Capitalism” as it is based on imperial expansion, expropriation of land, and slavery. Spinning tales 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But David, ruthless Jacobin turned imperial flatterer, can offer young artists especially a more profound view of the fraught relationship of painting and politics. 21 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Their motive has been to dispel the long-held view, especially in the West, that these often small, transcendent works were made by unlauded artisans toiling away in monasteries and imperial workshops. Art Review: Putting Names to the Greats of Indian Art 2011-09-29T22:39:43Z For a decade, the main colony was Yuan Ming Yuan in the former imperial garden destroyed by the European colonial powers to punish China for the Boxer rebellion. | A Weekly Arts Column: A City Where Chinese Artists Hope to Strike Gold 2010-10-08T15:27:00Z Given the background of imperial patronage and the exhibition title, you might assume that such sumptuous objects basically express the political power of the governing party. Art Review: To See a Universe in the Tiny Details of Chinese Artifacts, Boxes to Birds 2010-12-31T23:22:04Z At more than three times its estimated value, that price reflected the growing scarcity of Austrian imperial memorabilia nearly a century after the country's last emperor abdicated with the end of World War I. Austrian royal's hair snags surprisingly high sum 2013-04-25T20:13:15Z The rococo romanticism of “Emeralds,” the simultaneous music-hall colloquialism and astringent modernity of “Rubies” and the grand imperial manner of “Diamonds” all show us the range of styles that Balanchine commanded. Dance Review: Three Gems of the Here and Now 2011-06-06T22:04:19Z Adjacent to the garden is the imperial Kanazawa Castle, the former home of the Maeda clan, who ruled the area for nearly 300 years. Next Stop: In Kanazawa, Japan, Ancient Beauty Fuses With Modern Art 2010-12-24T19:55:00Z For all its imperial and papal pomp and circumstance, Rome at heart is a beautiful child — raucous, dreamy, secretive, a touch spoiled, by turns exasperating and enchanting. 36 Hours in Rome 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z If you wouldn’t buy a desk covered in roses or imperial stormtroopers, get something neutral for your bed. Why you shouldn’t work from bed (and a guide to doing it anyway) 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Part of Vladimir Putin’s narrative is that he, too, is part of Russia’s imperial legacy. Gone too Tsar: the erotic period drama that has enraged Russia 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Through more than 200 artifacts including statues, helmets, weapons, jewelry and ancient graffiti, it depicts a young ruler with rock-solid imperial lineage; Nero was the great-grandson of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus. Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z When Ray quietly depicts himself as a jeans- and loafer-clad rider on horseback in a full-scale equestrian sculpture now installed in the museum's garden, he's neither Bellerophon astride Pegasus nor some imperial general coercing awe. Charles Ray's sculptures cast a forceful modern eye on antiquity 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The relentless C major hammering of its finale evoked not triumph or freedom, Gielen wrote, but “affirmation without contradiction, and with it the trampling of any opposition, imperial terror.” His Conducting Wasn’t Always Pleasant. But It Was the Truth. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z It also matches a modern identity that elevates an imperial past once held in disdain, and reinforces faith, ethnicity and a message of tolerance in an often contradictory brew. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z In Britain, regulations require that a pint glass hold 20 imperial fluid ounces, equivalent to about 19.2 fluid ounces in the United States. Now Rising to the Top of the Beer World: Foam 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Further evidence of the intensifying Chinese obsession with imperial symbols of the Qianlong age was provided by porcelain. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z I was conscious, like everyone, of the British Empire and the other imperial powers of Europe, but the United States was not seen in the same way. Howard Zinn: “The American Empire has always been a bipartisan project” 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z “The peacock was considered a symbol of imperial royalty.” The Art Fair Curators Love 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z At times, this lamentation turns polemical in equating “mechanistic, militaristic” Rome’s powerful ambitions with imperial Britain and fascist Italy. A case for D.H. Lawrence as a father of modern travel writing 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z There is also the Napoleonic imperial eagle on its pike, captured from the French in 1809, in a battle at Martinique. The Reginauld line serves as reminder of Royal Fusiliers' grit 2011-03-28T18:59:51Z Pop music has always been susceptible to fads but disco's imperial phase is the closest it has ever got to the irrational exuberance of a stock-market bubble. Long live disco 2012-05-21T17:55:01Z Think of Donald Trump as the overly ripe fruit of that failure, that endless imperial moment that never quite was. Three failing experiments? 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z It’s a vivid illustration — and warning — that “imperial order” is always illusory. Two Critics, 13 Favorite Booths at The Armory Show 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z The site, he said, was where a large portion of ’s imperial treasures were once hidden inside several big wooden sheds. Rival Museums Retrace Route of China?s Imperial Treasures 2010-07-06T23:02:00Z At the imperial zenith of her career, Pauline Kael labeled a film “the most virtuoso example of sophisticated kaleidoscopic farce that American moviemakers have ever come up with.” Books of The Times: ?Pauline Kael: A Life in the Dark? and ?Lucking Out? - Review 2011-10-26T22:07:52Z British imperial history is chock-full of massacres, genocides, unjust wars, famines and so on, and racks up a death toll in many millions. Michael Collins is 30 seconds from the truth about Irish history 2010-12-09T08:00:00Z But it does so without a country estate, a gunshot or a dead bird, and it happens not in imperial Russia but rather in decidedly contemporary America. Ben Feldman, Mamie Gummer and modern love in the Uber age 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z But this repertory offers an exciting opportunity to see these dancers, steeped in the grand imperial style, perform in newer and unfamiliar choreography. Greetings From Russia; The Feet Will Follow 2011-07-07T20:02:57Z George Balanchine’s pure dance masterpiece “Jewels” explores three facets of ballet: “Emeralds” evokes France; “Rubies” captures an angular, energetic midcentury American modernism; and “Diamonds” conjures the courtly grandeur of imperial Russian classicism. Celebrating Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ With an International Flair 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z He sent up imperial power with muscle poses and pelvic thrusts, laughing maniacally, weeping, warbling “Jerusalem” and “God Save the Queen.” Review: In ‘Nehanda,’ the Band Played On 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Now the damaged porcelain with an imperial aura was chased with an enthusiasm that owed little to art and much to its symbolism as a badge of glorified cultural identity. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z Or stay put in her imperial post as restaurant critic for The New York Times? Ruth Reichl Dishes on the Last Days of Gourmet Magazine 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Edwardian England is often described as an imperial swan song of big dinners and hot summers brought to an abrupt close by the great war. West's World: The Extraordinary Life of Dame Rebecca West by Lorna Gibb – review 2013-04-07T08:01:02Z The published version is a racy tale of imperial misadventure and Victorian jihadism, but does something more important – namely what Robert Burns, cousin of Alexander Burnes, described as: "To see ourselves as others see us." William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z Set before the events of the original 1977 Star Wars, it stars Felicity Jones and Diego Luna as leaders of a rebel faction that steals plans for its imperial enemy’s master weapon, the Death Star. Rogue One stars in box office battle but loses December war to Force Awakens 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Porcelain vessels with imperial reign marks indicating that they were intended for palatial use fascinate the new buyers thirsting for prestige symbols. A Shifting Balance of Power 2010-09-24T12:29:00Z MI6's precursor — the Secret Intelligence Service, or SIS — was formed in 1909, partly because of concern about "the challenge of an aggressive, ambitious, imperial Germany." 'The Secret History of MI6': A history of Britain's spy agency 2010-10-20T23:38:00Z So, yes, he is an imperial archetype: adventurer, explorer and, as he puts it, "a sort of policeman", ready to meddle in faraway places to lethal effect. James Bond – a ticket to distant joys 2012-09-28T21:55:09Z Instead they use boldness, stubbornness and raw brilliance to untangle a mystery that threads its way through the imperial city to the highest levels of the court. Sauce Makers and Scoundrels: Four Hot Romance Novels 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The animals spouted in turn for two hours and in unison at noon — a day was divided into 12 increments known as “chen” in imperial China, each of which had an animal symbol. China Remembers a Vast Crime 2010-10-21T12:26:00Z And she presented all the seasons of her physical self with an imperial gaze: What. Aretha Franklin Was the Personification of Black Woman Magic 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z It is a painful conclusion, yet the power of this remarkable and beautifully wrought novel is that we remember, in its careful dissection of imperial power, our innate potential for moral courage and companionship. The Son by Philipp Meyer – review 2013-07-17T08:00:01Z The musical, which follows the story of Tevye and his family in imperial Russia’s Pale of Settlement in 1905, will end its run at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan on Dec. 30. Yiddish ‘Fiddler’ to Continue Its Run at Stage 42 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Thus, perhaps, this marvelous, argumentative and curiosity-provoking book is itself best thought of as a kind of corrective cabinet of wonders, one whose portraits and specimens complicate the dominant narratives of imperial conquest and control. A Poetry Collection That Opens Up Like a Cabinet of Curiosities 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Though in the West the drones are often seen as an essential element in the fight against terrorism, in Pakistan they are considered imperial interference by the United States, he said. Pakistan?s Palette of Blood and Tears 2010-12-17T17:03:54Z Originally displayed in a single room in the imperial palace in Madrid, the pictures were gradually dispersed. Can We Ever Look at Titian’s Paintings the Same Way Again? 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z For most of the 20th Century, Western-oriented Turks scorned the imperial past. Muslims pray to turn Turkey's greatest monument back into a mosque 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z In the postwar years this imperial collapse left the international financial environment vulnerable to slumps, inflations and depressions. Book review: ‘The Deluge, the post-World War I global order, by Adam Tooze 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The novelist, who had worked on the script of the 1959 blockbuster Ben-Hur, conceived the film as an epic of imperial decadence. Penthouse's Bob Guccione: The Dark Prince of Porn 2010-10-21T08:45:00Z The history of this restaurant, which specializes in soba noodles, goes back to 1789 when it started serving its noodles to aristocrats and the imperial families in Japan. Sarashina Horii, Specializing in Soba Noodles, Opens 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z But because he was only an infant when the dynasty ended, he may have felt somewhat detached from his imperial identity, free to acknowledge or deny it. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z Martinez constructs this collection like a curator building a cabinet of curiosities, one whose portraits and specimens complicate the dominant narratives of imperial conquest and control. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z What will be the consequences of the imperial shadows cast in this new, emerging bipolar era? How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z After assuming imperial power Khubilai discontinued the Chinese system of state examinations through which scholars had traditionally gained court and civil appointments. Art Review: The Spirit of Xanadu, Morphing Across Borders 2010-09-30T21:52:00Z The narco money, and the entwining with British imperial interests, led the next generation of Sassoons to England, where they bought old art and new lives. ‘The Sassoons’: A Family Romance at Global Scale 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z After the Qing fell, the imperial family kept the treasures. Rival Museums Retrace Route of China?s Imperial Treasures 2010-07-06T23:02:00Z We’re working on a watch with a big diameter imperial jade at 38 millimeters. Fragile, but Full of Protection 2012-09-04T15:34:43Z But this was an imperial seal and the inscription reads “Ruler Who Believes in Heaven,” a title assumed by Qianlong after crushing the resistance against Chinese occupation in Mongol Dzhungaria and Turkistan, now called Xinjiang. Reclaiming the Badges of Cultural Identity 2010-10-22T11:30:00Z Of course, as the historian Richard Drayton points out, the writing of British imperial history, has long been a "patriotic enterprise". The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z According to a study of genealogical records from a Korean imperial court, dating back more than 500 years, what was likely to extend male lives by up to 20 years? The Observer science quiz of 2012: part 1 2012-12-21T13:45:00Z With only 1 in 5 property-owning males eligible to vote, the Wyndhams and roughly 400 other families constituted the hub of Britain’s imperial machine. Review | These three sisters were the one percent of the one percent — before it all crashed 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “He was one of the few British writers on imperial Indian history widely loved and respected in India,” Mr. Dalrymple said by email. Patrick French, Unsparing Biographer of V.S. Naipaul, Dies at 56 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Churches were ransacked and images destroyed, prompting a retaliation by imperial Catholic Spain and the Eighty Years’ War. Review | After 450 years, the frighteningly modern visions of Bruegel get the showcase they deserve 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z The bloodshed, limbs lost, and fortunes burned on imperial ambitions and foreign adventures compile hideous evidence validating the worst fears of the founders. The man who warned us about Donald Trump, Fox News and the rise of the idiocracy 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Exhibition of imperial Chinese robes that goes on show at the V&A in London tomorrow. V&A set to show off the emperor's old clothes 2010-12-06T18:25:00Z “The Artistic Table: Contemporary Tastemakers Present Inspired Table Settings” highlights Post’s collections of Russian imperial and 18th-century French porcelain and other luxurious tableware from her years of entertaining. That old fussy china can fit your casual lifestyle. Designers talk about how. 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Nazi and Japanese imperial signs inside & outside cars. Amazon Pulls 'Man in the High Castle' Subway Ads After Nazi Imagery Controversy 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Mark Antony would appear to be a maverick officer of the French imperial army. Theater Review: An ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ Set in the Caribbean 2014-03-06T03:00:17Z The fountain symbolized French imperial power, but the bust still captures the Chinese model’s pride and calm dignity. Need a Reason to See the Winter Antiques Show? Here, Feast Your Eyes 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The celebration includes an hourlong fireworks display over the Neva and the passage down the river of a graceful three-masted schooner modeled after one used by the imperial family in the late 19th century. White Nights of St. Petersburg, Russia 2011-06-03T19:03:09Z Colossal One, an imperial stout, won a bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival. Beer of the Week: This anniversary beer is a reason to celebrate 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Despite its imperial setting “I, Claudius” was a small studio effort devoid of huge sets and sprawling battle scenes. ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z Yes, imperial influence is there, and often strong, but far from being all-determining, each of the cultures considered borrows imperial symbols and styles, but partially, selectively, critically — grafting them onto local traditions. See Ancient Trade Route Treasures at the Met 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Economics is still the focus, but the scope is global, with the narrative moving from striking metalworkers in Buenos Aires to imperial brinkmanship between Japan and China to postwar U.S. investment in Australia. Book review: ‘The Deluge, the post-World War I global order, by Adam Tooze 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Past imperial ages—chiefly Byzantine and Ottoman—laid down complex, and mostly harmonious, layers of languages, ethnicities, cultures and religions, erased in the name of nation-building and tidiness. Mapping history 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z It was an accidental anti-hack, like pirate broadcast invited to oscillate on an imperial frequency. On “Fox & Friends First,” a Congressional Candidate Plays a Prank for the Common Good 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z To set the record straight: I didn’t hate “The Avengers”! I wrote a mixed review that noted the imperial ambitions and creative compromises of the emerging Marvel Cinematic Universe. And Now Let’s Review … 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Yet, as Darwin makes clear, there was never an "imperial project" in the sense of a strategic and ideological master plan for Britain's empire. Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain by John Darwin - review 2012-12-28T08:00:03Z The Russian imperial dynasty ruled for 300 years until the 1917 Russian revolution, when 18 of them were killed and more than 40 remaining members fled abroad. 'Mad Men' creator returns to identity theme with 'The Romanoffs' 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z For her, democracy was a word imperial America used to sell free markets and push its agenda. ‘People are finally talking about class’: Astra Taylor on US democracy, socialism and revolution 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z They were men with an imperial mission: determined to conquer Mount Everest, the summit of the Himalayas, the pinnacle of India. Mount Everest Defeated Them — And so, in the End, Did India 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z “There was a discomfort that I was experiencing,” Mr. Suh said, which included having to navigate a language barrier, and the difference between the metric system he was used to and the imperial system. For This Korean Artist, Memories Are a Medium 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Augustine of Canterbury, sent by Pope Gregory in 597 to establish Roman authority in the old imperial provinces of Britannia, would have been puzzled to learn that his mission had created such a body. Our Church by Roger Scruton – review 2013-06-19T11:29:56Z I liked the mix of the grand imperial buildings and the quiet beauty of the Jugendstil architecture. Vienna is cited as the world’s most livable city. Most exciting? Not so much. 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z Alternatively, Americans have been said to rejoice at seeing a mere colonial socking it to the snotty Brits, who still dare to look down on their former imperial subjects. What's The King's Speech's secret weapon of mass adulation? 2011-02-22T16:45:41Z He is given an imperial Roman pose, seated with a regal golden standard held high in one hand. Delacroix's 'Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi' as a rallying cry 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Dating from the late Qing dynasty—the last era of imperial China—this throne chair is made of zitan, or red sandalwood, a rare material reserved for the emperor’s furniture. A Chinese Cloisonné Throne Chair Is on the Block 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The small church, built between imperial Roman palaces, is considered the most important Christian monument in the Forum. Officials offer rare peek of ancient frescoes 2012-10-01T19:24:13Z We’re not entirely sure why it was rejected by the imperial theater directorate, but the main reason may have been a banal one: The piece lacked a major female character. Review: After a Met Opera Milestone, ‘Boris’ Brings Another 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The cameo form itself was one anciently associated with the celebration of Greco-Roman imperial rule, but here, adapted for use as Sasanian propaganda, it advertises the ignoble defeat of that rule. See Ancient Trade Route Treasures at the Met 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The creature slips down a manhole and finds, in the bowels of Tokyo, a tattered imperial flag, grenades from the Sino-Japanese War, and a sign supporting the imperial forces of Nanking. Watching Tokyo Through the Eyes of Outsiders 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z He was watched by other members of the imperial family, the women in long pastel dresses, and leading politicians, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japanese emperor begins ceremonies to proclaim his enthronement to the world 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z It was popular from England to Nazi Germany to imperial Japan, which then occupied the entire Korean peninsula. Reading Gone with the Wind in Pyongyang 2012-10-25T17:00:12Z Pretty, petty and very likely insane, with a lazy walk and small twitchy smile, Naritsugu is the embodiment of outré imperial decadence. | '13 Assassins': Swords Drip Red With Revenge 2011-04-28T21:47:36Z Propaganda, of course, was another essential element of imperial rule, and Roman emperors became adept at using art to memorialize themselves. Books of The Times: ?Rome,? a Personal History by Robert Hughes - Review 2011-11-21T23:26:49Z The hazy outlines of what might be doors, windows, or the gates of heaven and hell hover on the wine red and imperial purple surfaces of Rothko's mural-scale abstractions. The Tate's Mark Rothko exhibit: a room with a view of the subconscious 2011-03-30T13:58:43Z He arrived in New York in a different mood entirely, after a comfortable, on-time passage in the imperial suite of the George Washington. When Puccini Came, Saw and Conquered New York City 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The imperial intruder rash enough to tangle with the highland hordes is no softie himself. The Eagle bears the standard Scottish stereotype 2011-03-28T09:55:28Z China's Wang Xueqi was named best actor for portraying a businessman in imperial China sympathetic to the revolutionary cause in "Bodyguards and Assassins." 'Mother' named best picture at Asian Film Awards 2010-03-22T15:39:00Z It opens on a precisely framed cityscape, a statue of an imperial lion in the foreground. ‘I Wish I Knew’ Review: A Melancholy Master’s Portrait of a City 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z But just try to get a beer geek to explain the difference between a double or imperial IPA and a plain old IPA. Beer of the week: Michigan delivers a true double IPA 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z A movie with Fellini’s signature surrealism and episodic structure: a fever dream of imperial Rome, taken from Petronius. All Federico Fellini's films – ranked! 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z The three oldest caves, referred to by archaeologists as the northern group, are also the grandest, being imperial commissions. Art Review: ‘Echoes of the Past,’ Chinese Buddhist Cave Art, in New York 2012-09-13T21:22:46Z In it, Dalrymple confronts us with the aloof, murderous, British imperial sensibility that culminated in the high Raj of the late Victorian era. William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z Directed by Andrew Lau, best known in the United States for the terrific “Infernal Affairs” trilogy, the new movie takes place during the Qing dynasty, China’s last imperial era. Movie Review: In ‘The Guillotines,’ Elite Assassins Are in Pursuit 2013-06-13T23:22:15Z A line once drawn between the military and the police is being redrawn as wars abroad return in the form of urban terrorism and riot to haunt the heartlands of the old imperial powers. Mind Wars by Jonathan D Moreno – review 2012-06-01T21:55:07Z His imperial presence, his passion for spreading the gospel of African dance and his sonorous voice were more than missed. Review: DanceAfrica Excels With Tradition. Why Go Beyond? 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Public nostalgia for the imperial era in Britain also continues to be tickled by patriotic historians, and "may appear", Drayton warns, "to be an innocent kind of solitary vice". The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z “If you would like me to tell you if they are well, I must be able to concentrate, your imperial majesty,” she explained. Exclusive: An Excerpt from the Upcoming YA-Fantasy Novel by Tamora Pierce 2013-05-30T16:41:07Z An increasingly bloated bureaucracy – the Pentagon – gains more power as America repeats the errors of its imperial predecessors, extending itself further and further into every planetary corner while causing collapse within. The man who warned us about Donald Trump, Fox News and the rise of the idiocracy 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z As this catalogue of imperial rebellions suggests, and as Darwin points out, those in the colonies who caused the British empire the greatest trouble were very often men and women who were "white". Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain by John Darwin - review 2012-12-28T08:00:03Z Would a country used to imperial presidents have supported a man who let the furies run wild? 'A Narco History' explores Mexico's drug violence — and U.S. culpability 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Cheap drones that are fun at backyard barbecues are cousin to the terrifying death-from-the-sky machines that allow imperial powers to project violence throughout the world. Perspective | Ai Weiwei succumbs to the tyranny of fun 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z He worried that in the wake of colonialism, Caribbean society was recreating the same class structures, and even finding new imperial metropoles to submit to, above all the United States. George Lamming, Who Chronicled the End of Colonialism, Dies at 94 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z So to compare the final season with its earlier imperial phase seems a little unfair. A song of ice and ire: how Game of Thrones enraged its audience 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Dare Memorial Timorese children helped two companies of marooned Australian soldiers inflict huge casualties on Japanese imperial forces during World War II by providing them with food, shelter and knowledge of the land. Five Reasons to Visit Dili 2011-11-10T14:15:00Z Nothing about Italy's imperial extension into Libya; a few sentences only on the second Balkan war. 1913: The Year Before the Storm by Florian Illies – review 2013-07-19T09:00:01Z Ms. Amato exudes imperial grandeur as Calantha, which comes in handy in the peculiar scene in which she is brought news of various deaths and yet keeps dancing at a steady pace. Theater Review: In ?The Broken Heart,? Tainted Love, Onstage at the Duke 2012-02-14T23:28:52Z Though he observed that America had behaved like an imperial power in conquering Native Americans and enslaving Africans, he argued that these nonwhite traditions should not be assimilated. Review: In Megan Pugh’s ‘America Dancing,’ a Focus on Where the Moves Came From 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Denied by his mother a chance to sail away to imperial war, he’d brought imperial war to America. An excerpt from William Hogeland’s “Autumn of the Black Snake” excerpt 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s a rich, finely balanced imperial stout, full of smoky coffee and dark chocolate leading to a warm, lingering finish and a refined bitterness. Beer of the Week: This anniversary beer is a reason to celebrate 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Modes of representation such as the camera and photography were part of the imperial apparatus. "Godzilla vs. Kong": Monster movies evoke adventure but also "dangers" of tropics 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z In the travel business, a sense of arrival counts, and Hoshinoya Kyoto, in Japan's old imperial capital, doesn't disappoint. Riverside Sanctuary: Hoshinoya Kyoto 2010-12-02T11:50:00Z Dinesen, with his European manners, books and scientific principles, is at once noble and ridiculous, a civilized man adrift in the wilderness and the embodiment of blind, imperial arrogance. Review: ‘Jauja,’ a Desperate Odyssey in the Argentine Desert 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z It was built in 537 AD at the dawn of the Middle Ages before becoming an Ottoman imperial mosque when the Turks took over the city. Turkey: Why now is the time to visit the diverse and historic country 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Rickman was showered with superlatives for the raw energy he brought to his lead performance in “Rasputin,” a 1996 HBO television movie about the infamous Russian mystic who ingratiates himself with the imperial Romanovs. Alan Rickman, actor who brought dynamic menace to ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Harry Potter,’ dies at 69 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z In 1970s Hong Kong, Mr. Maeda pointed out, viewers with a living memory of Japan’s imperial incursions into China would stand up and cheer as Lee’s character defeats a battery of Japanese opponents. How Bruce Lee Exploded a Stereotype With a One-Inch Punch 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z It is also, unequivocally, about the end of the imperial project. Jane Gardam 2011-01-10T08:00:00Z This was 1919 – and that whole glittering world of grand waltzes, imperial balls and harmless luxury had just been swept from history in the most violent way imaginable. LPO Music in the Courtyard - programme notes 2012-08-29T21:53:45Z Also vying for the award is Hong Kong director Teddy Chen for "Bodyguards and Assassins," a martial arts epic set in the waning days of China's last imperial dynasty. Chinese films contend at Taiwanese awards event 2010-11-20T09:16:00Z A study of a symbol, it is an allegory of imperial folly and decline that reads like a historical daydream: not about a city, but something almost as big. The Sinking of the Most Powerful Warship in History 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The show invites visitors to experience, by way of tableware, the sumptuous banquets the Romanovs held during their imperial tenure. Hermitage Amsterdam's 'Dining With the Tsars' Examines Heyday of Russian Royalty 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z “China has always been an imperial state,” Ai, 60, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp in an interview. Artist Ai Weiwei unfazed by China ending presidential term limits 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z And, how should modern European nations like Britain and the Netherlands present their imperial past to the public? The full story of the British empire is yet to be told 2012-12-28T19:31:12Z It’s a long story, but Ukrainians for 300 years were independent from the Russian czars and from any kind of imperial rule. A Humorous Ukrainian Writer, With Nothing to Laugh About 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Fleming inaugurated his series in 1953, when Britain had shriveled as an imperial power and the acrid embarrassment of the Burgess-MacLean-Philby spy scandal was still fresh in the national nostrils. The OSS 117 Films: Michel Hazanavicius' Warmup for The Artist 2012-02-17T17:45:28Z At the height of the Habsburg empire, Emperor Rudolf II made the farm the imperial stud. Habsburg stud farm rides to UNESCO world heritage status 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z She said she became gravely ill during the custody battle and speaks of that period cryptically, as if she were the victim of an intricate plot at some imperial court. T Magazine: Lady Miss Kiev 2011-11-18T18:03:26Z Goerke and Eyvazov sang so well that I was swept up in Puccini’s music during their scenes, despite the silvery extravagance of the imperial palace, here so bright you almost squint. Review: The Met’s ‘Turandot,’ Strongly Sung, Garishly Staged 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Unlike any of the major composers who worked in Vienna during the Classical and Romantic periods, Schubert was the only one actually born in the Hapsburg imperial capital, son of a schoolmaster and musician. 'Schubert writes something from another planet' 2011-01-09T00:05:16Z This production of Beauty is based on the original Petipa choreography, and designed after traditional imperial Russian lines. This week's new dance 2010-12-11T00:07:00Z For centuries in imperial China, the emperor appointed a Duke of Yansheng, a noble title given to direct descendants of the philosopher. For Confucius and His Descendants, a Cultural Comeback 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z The artist said in a phone interview that the work might evoke anything from Britain’s decline as an imperial power to the end of childhood. Getting Soccer Fans Into Art? That’s the Goal. 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z If spending a bundle for your own train, as well as a collection of bejeweled clothes in rich fabrics, suggests imperial tendencies on the part of Louis Vuitton, you are quite correct. Fashion Review: McQueen, Louis Vuitton and Miu Miu Bring Paris Shows to a Close 2012-03-08T00:21:03Z Augustine was probably the son of Indigenous North African parents who converted to Catholicism and assimilated to Roman imperial rule. Art’s Greatest Enemy Might Not Be Science 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z The map could have saved the world a lot of time, trouble and treasure, one historian said, providing the region “with a far better starting point than the crude imperial carve up.” What America can learn from “Lawrence of Arabia” about Iraq 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z In 1851, the first International Sanitary Conference, convening the major European imperial powers, was held in Paris. Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z No longer on the periphery, the cloistered harem was moved to the center of imperial government, where it would bubble with ambition and intrigue. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Ten years ago, retrieved the Roman imperial epic from the 36 years of neglect that followed the failure of Anthony Mann's The Fall of the Roman Empire. Robin Hood 2010-05-15T23:09:00Z Serra was an imperial priest aligned with an absolutist government. On Junipero Serra, soon to be sainted by Pope Francis 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Consequently, these islands must bear a disproportionate share of imperial guilt, and all that is necessary now is mass British acknowledgment of this fact, and some attempts at reparation. Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain by John Darwin - review 2012-12-28T08:00:03Z We apparently live in a rapidly declining imperial power whose citizens are fatally divided as to politics but share a singular worldview: that they are all destined to become rich and famous. "Limitless": Take a pill, become a celebrity 2011-03-17T01:02:00Z Apparently they are plaster replicas of ancient statues, not carvings in alabaster and other durable stone with which authentic imperial sculpture was made. The Mosul Museum video from Islamic State could be a staged drama 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z In July, Fabergé, known for the jeweled eggs beloved by the Russian imperial court, woke from a 90-year slumber and, to kick off its revival, presented a collection during the Paris Haute Couture shows. Special Report: Jewelry: Luxury Jewelry Defies the Recession 2009-12-10T05:54:50Z The hairless apes walking through the American Museum of Natural History can’t get enough of tyrannosaurs, especially the last and largest of the family, given the appropriately imperial name Tyrannosaurus rex. T. Rex Like You Haven’t Seen Him: With Feathers 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z Just before noon on Sept. 1, 1923, as families were preparing for lunch, an earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck Japan’s imperial capital. The Fire That Shaped London 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The city enjoys the cultural and physical remnants of its imperial past as both an inspiration and a playground for living well. Rick Steves gets lost in the music and grandeur of Vienna 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z With “A Night to Remember” the welfare state Britain of 1958 looks back on the decaying imperial kingdom of 1912, and the film is full of pointed observations about class. DVD: Titanic Film ?A Night to Remember? From Criterion 2012-04-01T03:45:43Z The Assassin” takes place in ninth-century China, and concerns the consequences of a provincial rebellion against imperial authority. Review: ‘The Assassin’ Finds Delight in a Deadly Vocation 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Uni is also used to enhance pasta, or at Bourbon Steak, it becomes a binder for a fancified version of classic crab imperial. This trendy ingredient has become the foie gras of the sea 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z For more than 1,000 years, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan, and vestiges of this royal history remain in sites such as the Kyoto Gosho palace. These Are the 10 Best Cities to Visit Around the World 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z It was a hit among the imperial court, and the gift became a defining memory of a landmark cross-cultural encounter. Some Japanese Whiskies Aren’t From Japan. Some Aren’t Even Whisky. 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z And like an imperial power amused by an upstart colony, I couldn’t believe that my little brother, whom I remember coming downstairs grumpy in blue pajamas, was so impressive. My brother’s life, unraveled 2013-03-12T11:45:00Z George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, recently described the BBC’s website as being “a bit imperial in its ambitions.” The Proms, BBC’s Classical Music Festival, Is All the More Important as Austerity Looms 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z During his lifetime, he became famous for defending his people against imperial taxes and other forms of oppression. Never mind the fat guy at the North Pole: Tell your children about the real St. Nick 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z But for now, imagine you are a young artist in imperial Russia, brought up on a visual diet of portraiture, religious painting, pretty pictures of gardens. The Artists Who Redesigned a War-Shattered Europe 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z There’s an element of autobiography in the film; there’s also a strong critique of the Japanese imperial values that were exalted in wartime propaganda. Movie of the Week: “Utamaro and His Five Women” 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Writers and religious leaders used the occasion to reflect on how Britain has changed over the queen's reign, from a war-scarred imperial power to a middle-sized power with oversized cultural clout. Queen off to the races as jubilee events begin 2012-06-02T12:31:19Z Jews and Arabs were just an irritant in a much bigger imperial conflict. The Promise: an exercise in British self-exculpation 2011-03-04T14:40:36Z When the Jinyiwei’s leader colludes with the emperor’s uncle to try to stage a coup, Qinglong becomes a fugitive, heading to the rural outposts of imperial China. Donnie Yen Fights Them All in Daniel Lee’s ‘14 Blades’ 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Yes, you can find an appropriate time for your gnarly barley wines and imperial stouts. Beer Outdoors and Around the Clock 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Now they even show contemporary art there — my work could never be shown in an imperial palace.” Special Report: Art in Perspective: A French Art Dealer's Risk Is Paying Off 2010-09-07T15:44:00Z He understood that imperial cooperation would ease the difficult task of disarming 5.5 million Japanese soldiers — and he ultimately spared Hirohito — but he would not guarantee the emperor’s status before the end of the war. The Debate to Use Atomic Bombs Against Japan 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Roman units were excellent builders of forts, bridges and roads, but also found themselves tasked with a range of imperial errands, from policing duties to collecting taxes and exploring frontier areas. The Life of a Soldier 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z He started with Ukrainian folklore, and a sinister, fairy-tale lightness persists in his later, more renowned stories about the imperial capital. The Russian Comic Writer Who’s an Antidote to Mad Times 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Local bodies such as peasant communes could make decisions about their land while obeying an imperial prince, who in turn obeyed imperial institutions that acted as a check. Neither holy nor a failure 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z In the ancient world, all were in the sphere of two competing superpowers — Rome to the west and Parthia to the east — and though imperial influence was strong, it was far from all-determining. 18 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z In German, they inform us, to "get yourself Franzed", deriving from the generic name for a navigator in the imperial German flying corps during the first world war, means to become hopelessly lost. Christmas gifts 2012: the best stocking-filler books 2012-11-28T13:00:03Z If Victoria could play on imperial pride, Elizabeth has had to cope with a much more complicated decline in British power. Queen's "Bond girl" stunt crowns majestic rebrand 2012-07-29T15:17:31Z The bitter truth is, however, that for Richard Burton, Hernando de Soto, Livingstone and many more of the romantic characters represented in the book, their justification remained strictly scientific, imperial or financial. The Great Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison ? review 2011-01-15T17:47:01Z It traces a time well-known to most Chinese: the fall of the last imperial dynasty in 1911 until the founding of the party in 1921. China takes no chances on starry propaganda movie 2011-06-09T13:16:05Z Later, he worked with King Leopold of Belgium to explore and seize the Congo and create the most inhuman of all 19th-century imperial projects. Henry Morton Stanley's statue will ensure imperial racism is not forgotten 2010-08-27T12:41:00Z Highlights and high points: We loved the city of Hue, the historic cultural, educational and imperial capital of Vietnam. A veteran’s son fulfills his dad’s dream of revisiting Vietnam 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Georgia still basks in the imperial grandeur of “Gone With the Wind.” Harper Lee and Her Father, the Real Atticus Finch 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z In the art at each stop, imperial influence is evident, if only as an overlay, and local traditions hold their own. See Ancient Trade Route Treasures at the Met 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z The marbled lobby, opulent dining room and cozy sitting areas offer a decadent portal into Seville’s imperial past. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Alfonso XIII in Seville, Spain 2013-01-16T17:50:31Z Brown outlines a classical trajectory: meteoric rise, imperial splendor, internecine conflict, festering ruptures. Review | In ‘150 Glimpses of the Beatles,’ bits and pieces make up a poignant portrait 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z The film ultimately “becomes less about one woman, her malevolent charms and quirks, and develops into an unsettling look at imperial power,” Manohla Dargis wrote in her review for The New York Times. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Kingmaker’ and ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z This season, however, he found inspiration in imperial China, specifically a Chinese opera called "The White Haired Girl." Freedom in fashion startups for up and comers 2012-02-17T19:57:11Z The "Beginning of the Great Revival" traces developments between the 1911 revolution that overthrew imperial rule and the establishment of the Chinese Communist Party on July 31, 1921. China launches star-studded propaganda movie 2011-06-08T12:01:10Z Once the world’s greatest imperial power, Britain clung to the idea that it had the military strength, the diplomatic skill and above all the ambition to shape far-flung parts of the globe. How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z To this day, many design elements considered quintessentially Chanel are in fact descended from imperial Russian motifs. The Shock of Chopping Up a Chanel Bag 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The figures were designed during the 18th Century Qing dynasty for an imperial retreat outside Beijing. Chan movie is 'last action role' 2012-05-18T11:11:24Z In South African cities like Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, imperial officials and white settlers put in place the precedents for what would be called “apartheid” after 1948. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z It didn't have the imperial dragon motif on it that Sebald claimed. WG Sebald: Darkness on the edge of Anglia 2011-01-25T21:31:00Z Its rich history revolves around its role as a bustling imperial port city. World class: Remembering legendary travel writer Jan Morris 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The decrepit imperial government was ready for the ash heap of history before its decision in 1914 to enter the war against Germany and Austria-Hungary along with their Ottoman allies. Stalin, Hitler and the Temptations of Totalitarianism 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z You get the gods, the courts, the aristocrats, and, in the case of “Poppea,” you get Nero’s imperial court. A Monteverdi Master Returns to His Roots With a Rare Trilogy 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z Under the United States occupation, Ms. Takamine flourished in the sort of roles — modern, liberated women — encouraged by the American authorities as a break with imperial traditions. Hideko Takamine, Lauded Japanese Actress, Dies at 86 2011-01-04T01:08:46Z There’s a daily special like bun bo Hue, a spicy lemongrass soup from the former imperial capital. Soup Shop, From Owners of Hanoi House, Opens in East Village 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Japan acquired a liking for easy imperial adventure, decided unwisely to attack Pearl Harbor, whereupon America responded with sustained might — and lo!, The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z Much of the ballet canon dates back to imperial Russia or 19th-century France, but that alone doesn’t account for the paucity of works by female choreographers at major companies. Breaking the Glass Slipper: Where Are the Female Choreographers? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z European interest in imperial Rome began as early as the Renaissance, when the rediscovery of Antiquity in Tuscany changed the course of Western art. Auctions: Roman History Leaves a Trail, and Fascination Follows 2011-06-17T11:30:06Z Some also buried imperial coins in the dirt to conjure good fortunes. The Forgotten History of Chinese Railroad Workers Rises From the Texas Dust 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The movie is set during a difficult period in England's history, the Raj era, a time characterized by imperial oppression for India and Indians. The True Story Behind Victoria and Abdul 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Your eyes will move from the imperial woodpecker and the passenger pigeon to the Guadalupe Island petrel, among many others. Birds are going extinct: Entire species are hanging on by their wingtips 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Pretending to be away in the provinces barnstorming, the Actor will pose as a dashing Russian imperial guardsman and claim to be her devoted admirer. | 'The Guardsman': In the Berkshires, Revisiting Molnar?s ?Guardsman? 2010-07-19T21:49:00Z High-ranking members of the imperial court or wealthy merchants commissioned clocks with ever more complicated movements, and the European timepieces became an important part of court life. They Look Like the Emperors’ Clocks. But Are They Real? 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z The text is messy, and its underlying vision of Hapsburg Austria donning its "imperial mantle" to safeguard European freedom nowadays seems suspect. Beethoven: Der Glorreiche Augenblick; Choral Fantasia – review 2012-06-07T21:43:01Z Updike himself had unconsciously endorsed his imperial state's natural tasks – regular identification and extermination of enemies through awe-inspiring violence – when he supported the US bombing of Vietnam. Mo Yan, Salman Rushdie and censorship 2012-12-13T13:30:04Z Information flowed up from these groups through a tightly controlled management structure that culminated with an imperial chief executive. What Data Has Done to Capitalism 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Beyond her specific talents as a dancer and singer, she is an imperial presence. Review: Liliane Montevecchi, Still a Glittering Parisian Gamine at 83 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z But it would be wrong to dismiss Mr. Lieven’s portrayal of the imperial elite and its role as solely the product of his heritage. Review: ‘The End of Tsarist Russia’ by Dominic Lieven 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z In the Far East, new Chinese buyers fight over works of art with imperial reign marks, particularly those proving or sometimes misleadingly implying that they were made for the emperor’s personal use. Special Report: The New Art Season: Art Anchored in History Will Soar This Season 2011-09-07T10:30:06Z During this “golden age” for Europe, imperial powers had to navigate decolonization. Europe’s Glorious Years of Peace and Prosperity 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z Even the Labour prime minister Harold Wilson, the antithesis of an imperial statesman, insisted that Britain’s “frontiers were on the Himalayas.” Britain and the U.S.: A Forced and Unequal Marriage 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z The imperial era name is also a form of “soft nationalism,” said Ken Ruoff, director of the Center for Japanese Studies at Portland State University. Updating software, shaping history: New imperial era name looms... 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The gallery’s grandiose, marble-pillared Corinthian facade is that of a former bank, an appropriate front for a dealer with imperial ambitions. Scene/Seen: Rome Makes Room for Contemporary Art 2011-04-01T12:00:31Z Such views underpinned the view of emperor that persisted in the east, in which "the imperial rank" was exempted from legislation, because he himself was "a living law". The political Bible, part 2: justice. When is a king not a king? 2011-08-15T09:00:00Z Mehmet II commissioned Bellini to design an imperial portrait that was sent to rulers throughout Europe. Arts, culture are missing in the teaching of Islam 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z And their mock-monumental presence serves as an aptly critical introduction to the many acres of imperial and imperialist art in the galleries beyond. America’s Big Museums on the Hot Seat 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z A scene change in the middle of Act II revealed the dazzling imperial throne room, which throws off something like a zillion lumens. The Met’s Herculean Task: 4 Operas in 48 Hours 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z What’s more, she proved that she can still bring a house to tears with “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” her signature imperial ballad from “Evita.” Barbara Cook at the Wallis: Still doing what she does best 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z In some ways it is quite an old-fashioned show – a blockbuster survey of 300 years of imperial achievement rather than the more aesthetically focused exhibitions that have become the norm of late. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z In Kokin-Waka-Shū, the first imperial anthology of Japanese poetry, there is a sustained focus on the beauty of the cherry blossom. Japan’s cherry blossom viewing parties — the history of chasing the fleeting beauty of sakura 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z Dante's reverence for the imperial papacy made Ezra Pound and TS Eliot think of him as a proto-fascist; for Wilson he bracingly refutes the milky commiseration that sustains our expensive welfare state. Dante in Love by AN Wilson ? review 2011-07-15T08:00:01Z The leaders of the conspirators plotting against Caesar’s presumed imperial ambitions do not inspire heaps of admiration either. | 'Julius Caesar': Cry Havoc! The Blood Sport Called Politics 2011-07-31T22:23:03Z They are based on a set of similar sculptures that once adorned a fountain at the 18th-century imperial Summer Palace called Yuanming Yuan near Beijing. Critic?s Notebook: An Artist Takes Role of China?s Conscience 2011-04-05T22:31:29Z Better yet, there's that paean to the cycles of imperial rise and fall, Thomas Ades's America: A Prophecy. The Shard will open to the wrong music 2012-07-05T13:00:00Z They also wanted to keep out their imperial rivals, the French, and thwart Arab hopes of nationhood. The Promise: an exercise in British self-exculpation 2011-03-04T14:40:36Z China's social injustices, human rights abuses and imperial aspirations are, it's suggested, being discreetly veiled from view. Why Hollywood kowtows to China 2013-03-11T14:24:26Z Simon Morrison’s “Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet From the Rule of the Tsars to Today” delivers what its title promises: struggles and intrigues, crimes and punishments, imperial jewels and Soviet medals. Review: ‘Bolshoi Confidential’ Peers Down the Centuries and Past the Pirouettes 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z These deep imperial ties with Ukraine help explain why Putin’s brazen annexation of Crimea was broadly popular within Russia. How the Dead Hand of Imperialism Continues to Influence World Politics 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z But the songs on Aqaba – such as The King of Rome or Where Are You Tonight, I Wonder? – represented the beginning of an imperial phase that has continued into this century. June Tabor: watery, not grave 2011-02-10T22:30:01Z That led him to an article about the famous Fabergé Easter eggs created for the Russian imperial family. What a stolen Alexander Hamilton letter reveals about the sticky business of fine art 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z His Top of the Pops performance showed him going truly imperial, with flying-V guitar, pink trousers, silver jacket and, prompted by his friend and colleague Chelita Secunda, glitter on his cheekbones. The 20 best glam-rock songs of all time 2013-02-01T07:00:00Z A few years back “We the People” would have signaled America’s imperial presidency, from Kennedy to George W. Bush. Danh Vo: An Artist at the Crossroads of History and Diary 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z She presents imperial Russia as full of problematic extremes, and Nicholas II as a leader incapable of handling them. Review: ‘The Family Romanov,’ by Candace Fleming “Dragon in Progress”, a 50-metre-long bamboo and silk kite hung from the ceiling, transforms a traditional symbol of Chinese imperial power with quotes from imprisoned or exiled activists including Nelson Mandela, Edward Snowden and Ai. Ai Wei-Wei critical of China at opening of Swiss exhibit 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The parade cuirass carved with the chariot of the Sun god and two winged victories flanking a trophy show that the monumental fragment was once part of an imperial statue of the first century A.D. When Roman Statues Play Pranks 2010-06-18T15:00:00Z Actually it did seem insane then, as did the endless war in Vietnam, understandable only as an expression of American racism and imperial hubris. '60s and '70s radicals get a fresh look in 'Days of Rage' 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Its owners are Orthodox Christians, descendants of ethnic Macedonians who fled intercommunal strife in the Ottoman provinces in the 19th Century for the safety of the imperial capital. Gentrification tears at Istanbul's historically diverse fabric 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z If you have several entries for a single category, please precede each one with the answer, so the Empress won’t miss it when she wields her imperial Search button. Style Invitational: It’s easy as 1-B-iii 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z There was always a risk that someone could sneak something fatal into the imperial saltcellars. Antiques: Leighton House Museum Reopens in London With New D?cor 2010-04-08T21:51:00Z This palace is likely be the final major Russian imperial mansion to become a museum, said Tatiana Andreeva, a research specialist. Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The scenic designs by Vyacheslav Okunev were updated two years ago, and the costumes look sumptuous with strikingly vivid colors such as the gold tutus in the imperial ballet scene. Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg dances 'Red Giselle' at Segerstrom 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z The final section, “Diamonds,” is Balanchine’s homage to the grand 19th-century Petipa ballets, with their formal architecture of corps de ballet and soloists, their imperial pomp and classical purity. Dance Review: Three Gems of the Here and Now 2011-06-06T22:04:19Z Willis uses this grim discovery as a starting point to expand upon Nelson's spell in a benighted corner of English imperial history. TV highlights – 01/05/2013 2013-05-01T05:59:01Z And you might associate "Monster" with R.E.M.'s imperial phase: They were no longer college rock darlings, but full-fledged commercial superstars who were both driving and benefitting from the alternative rock boom. R.E.M.’s “Monster” and the legacy of an unsung melancholic masterpiece 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Zhang's film is set in the imperial age in a desert town near Jiayu Pass not far from the Great Wall. 2010-02-14T12:43:00Z Both of these texts, one early Christian and the other from the Enlightenment, are profoundly entangled in European imperial aggression and anti-Black racism. Art’s Greatest Enemy Might Not Be Science 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z There are too few trees, and those there are line long, imperial “allées.” Perspective | Sculpture parks are a great way to see art during a pandemic. Here’s why some are better than others. 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z During this period, with the European imperial structure in Asia still unbroken, colonial paternalism abounded. Creating a spectacle of slaughter at the movies: Ambush at Kamikaze Pass 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Kennedy cautioned that the United States ran the risk of “imperial overstretch,” which he defined not just in terms of military commitments, but in regard to the balance between resources and obligations. Can cities desegregate? 2012-05-28T15:00:00Z “It was a shrine to the imperial cult,” said Elizabeth Marlowe, director of the museum studies program at Colgate University, who has tracked the statue’s history. The Headless Statue of a ‘Roman Emperor’ Is Seized from the Met 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Either way, their imperial period was shot through with a hugely appealing brand of iconoclasm: no wonder Malcolm McLaren was a fan. Various Artists: Pete Waterman Presents The Hit Factory – review 2012-07-05T14:29:01Z Readers, and viewers of the TV series, must be warned that this is emphatically not what most imperial historians believe. Civilization: The West and the?Rest by Niall Ferguson ? review 2011-03-25T12:37:09Z "From their union were created the islands of Japan, the other deities and the imperial family." X-rated Japanese erotica sets throats clearing at UK shows 2013-10-21T14:55:13Z Titian's famous equestrian portrait of Charles is truly imperial, modelled on Roman statues of horseborne Caesars, and illuminated by a sky glowing with stormy intimations of power and wrath. The Habsburgs shaped the story of Europe ? and of its art 2011-07-25T14:10:19Z Walt’s imperial reign as an international drug importer was handled, essentially, in a montage–all business, all grinding clockwork. Breaking Bad Watch: Flush of Recognition 2012-09-04T11:34:18Z In the meantime, Tampax will continue its imperial march, armed with the knowledge that new markets are often found in places previously inhabited by fear. Tampon wars: the battle to overthrow the Tampax empire 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Gurnah said Britain has become more aware of racism over the decades and had “accelerated” discussion of its imperial past. Nobel literary winner: UK govt lacks compassion for refugees 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Thanks to van Meytens’s advocacy, the brilliant young sculptor soon had commissions for imperial portraits, including two of the Empress Maria Theresa. Art Review: Odd Faces, Strange in Their Day, but Familiar in Our Time 2010-09-16T22:37:00Z Schonbrunn Palace, the gilded home to the Habsburg dynasty, overwhelmed us with its beauty and history — both imperial and recent. Swapping a boat for a bus to explore Prague, Vienna and Budapest 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Shin said there were fewer objections to Thursday’s event and other imperial rites than at Akihito’s accession in 1990, with less critical press coverage and fewer protests. Japan monarch spends symbolic night with goddess to end throne rituals 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z “Lida and Georges were trained side by side in imperial times,” Ms. Kendall writes. Books of The Times: ‘Balanchine & the Lost Muse,’ a History by Elizabeth Kendall 2013-07-29T21:09:20Z In 1644 rebel armies finally seized the imperial capital at Beijing, and the Ming emperor took his own life. Art Review: ?The Art of Dissent in 17th-Century China? at the Met Museum - Review 2011-09-08T22:36:02Z To ensure an equitable distribution of this imperial property, the commanders agreed to appoint “prize agents” to divvy it up. China Remembers a Vast Crime 2010-10-21T12:26:00Z For now, remains concerned with imperial might, with royalty and Rome. Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:27Z The day Mishima finished writing the fourth volume, in 1970, he led a nationalistic plot intended to return power to the imperial throne. Review | Decades after a volatile life and a brutal death, a Japanese writer is back in the spotlight 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The talent of Salieri, who was born in northern Italy in 1750 and moved to Vienna at age 15, made him a favorite of the imperial court. Mozart museum seeks to debunk evil Salieri poison myth 2014-01-30T15:48:12Z Bond is all about Bond, and already exists in a clearly defined soft-focus universe of British imperial decline. Why James Bond couldn't afford to lose Daniel Craig, a true Hollywood heavyweight 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z More generally, Washington intended to lead an economically liberal global order, a vision inimical to Britain’s imperial preference system and its role as a world power. Britain and the U.S.: A Forced and Unequal Marriage 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z By 1900, such views had hardened into propaganda, and a mania for imperial expansion, drummed up by the press and politicians, had become part of the political life of European societies. The ruins of empire: Asia's emergence from western imperialism 2012-07-27T07:00:04Z Naruhito will receive the imperial sword and jewel in a ceremony Wednesday as well as the imperial seals as proof of his succession as the nation’s 126th emperor. Japan’s Emperor Akihito steps down to let son take over 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z One of the largest collections of furniture in the world, it is a fascinating and well-curated collection of clutter, including imperial travelling thrones, commodes and washstands. 10 of the best museums close to railway stations in Europe: readers’ tips 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Notably, it also becomes less about one woman, her malevolent charms and quirks, and develops into an unsettling look at imperial power. ‘The Kingmaker’ Review: The Power and Vainglory of Imelda Marcos 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z The classical dance once again enjoys an imperial association, as it is led by the daughter of King Norodom Sihanouk, Princess Buppha Devi, who was a star dancer in the 1960s. Heavenly emissaries Royal Ballet of Cambodia descend on Long Beach 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z This off-and-on engagement with history isn't of mere academic interest; as the dominant imperial power of the moment, U.S. elites have a clear stake in the contemporary propaganda value of that history. Thanksgiving? Instead, let’s atone for the genocide that was committed 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z “Under the current rules of succession, Prince Hisahito ... will eventually bear the entire burden of perpetuating the imperial family,” the Asahi newspaper said in an editorial this year. Fate of Japan's imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Westerns, he said, glamorize “the worst aspects of the imperial drive of the United States” — brutality against nature, genocidal racism, “the whole macho thing, the place of women, the frivolous violence, it goes on.” A Debut Novel. A Tiny Press. A Pulitzer Finalist. 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The movie doesn't delve too deeply into the mentality of Legorjus or indeed anyone else, but it's a tense, involving tale of France's forgotten imperial trauma. Rebellion – review 2013-04-18T21:20:01Z Her famous costume jewelry — the ropes of pearls, the Byzantine crosses — was inspired by Russian imperial jewels. The Shock of Chopping Up a Chanel Bag 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z In 2013, the brewery's founder and president Sam Calagione honored the Grateful Dead with American Beauty, an imperial pale ale created in collaboration with the band. Dogfish Head's American Beauty bids the Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It was because the Imperial was so . . . imperial — grand, Old World, a bit stuffy, yes, but luxe. Goodbye, old flames! A last look at a matchbook collection that rekindles fond travel memories. 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Back in 2011 the government tried to stop the imperial menace. Forget Retro. The Men of Havana Embrace the Reggaeton Look. 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The V&A website describes the museum's collection of Ethiopian treasures as an “unsettling reminder of the imperial processes which enabled British museums to acquire the cultural assets of others.” U.K. Museum Offers Ethiopia Long-Term Loan of Looted Treasures 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The moment of conversion, he wrote some 60 years later, was when he first heard the Duke Ellington band "at its most imperial". Eric Hobsbawm obituary 2012-10-01T09:59:14Z The Teien museum — which just opened a new wing dedicated to contemporary and performance art — is itself an Art Deco relic, built in 1933 for the imperial family. What's On This Week Around the World 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z For centuries, Venice has a been a gorgeous shell — the colorful, fragile remains of its former imperial past. Review: ‘If Venice Dies’ Examines a City Sinking, and Not Only Into Water 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The universal success of the King James version in England had to wait for the restoration of the monarchy, and its spread across the world for Britain's great imperial advance. The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z You see the effects of poverty, and the grandiose claims that imperial nations make about the mission to civilise, which in practice doesn’t happen. Paul Theroux on travelling 2012-06-25T11:00:00Z Supreme imperial power was initially vested in the emperor himself, but by the 15th century had evolved into structures never before seen in European history. Neither holy nor a failure 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z It’s not tea ceremonies in the imperial gardens. Filmmakers in Gritty Tokyo, Not a Cherry Blossom in Sight 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z Instead, he argued, she took an active role in drafting the 1858 proclamation bringing India under Crown control, restoring religious freedom and guaranteeing its inhabitants the same rights as other imperial subjects. Amid Diamond Jubilee Fever, Scholars Reflect on Monarchy 2012-05-28T16:54:59Z “China has always been an imperial state,” Ai, 60, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp in an interview. Artist Ai Weiwei unfazed by China ending presidential term limits 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Wall texts describe imperial intrigue and violence, while paintings depict serene landscapes and interiors and exquisitely drawn courtly figures. Art Review: ?Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi? at Asia Society 2012-03-08T22:18:28Z It was, Morris claims, “perhaps even the end of the imperial idea itself.” The Sinking of the Most Powerful Warship in History 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Obscuring bitter truths about historical crimes helps perpetuate the fantasy of American benevolence, which makes it easier to sell contemporary imperial adventures -- such as the invasion and occupation of Iraq -- as another benevolent action. Thanksgiving? Instead, let’s atone for the genocide that was committed 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Unlike imperial Rome “I, Claudius” may well be imperishable. ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z The demise of Russian imperial clout just may have been exaggerated. Books Of Style: ‘Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy’ and ‘The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures From Tsarskoye Selo’ 2012-11-05T18:41:09Z Though you will have to admit — anyone would — that this intense concentration of imperial bling must have made for some pretty blinding parties. Small Shows at the Metropolitan Museum 2010-08-05T22:21:00Z The once imperial British lion had become a minor power at once bankrupt and played out. Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century by Christian Caryl – review 2013-07-07T07:01:13Z Or, the dogs of royalty are the opposite: tiny, decorative fluffs for fancy, silky laps, like Marie Antoinette’s pug, Queen Alexandra’s Japanese chin and the Pekingeses of the Chinese imperial court. God save the corgi 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z According to Ovid himself, at the root of the imperial punishment was a poem. Is there any reason to read? 2012-06-08T00:00:00Z Although Gupta's play records the rage felt at the injustices of imperial domination, it is the sight of those burning boats I shall remember best. The Empress – review 2013-04-19T16:41:53Z It is also a nature documentary about behavior at the very top of the imperial food chain and a detective story about the search for a mystery that is hidden in plain sight. Movie Review: Deciphering Donald H. Rumsfeld in ‘The Unknown Known’ 2014-04-01T22:00:03Z Only five imperial pieces from this era around 1,000 years ago remain in private hands; this one is expected to bring about $10 million. Cultured Traveler: In Hong Kong, Rare Chinese Art at Auction 2012-03-23T19:01:32Z My James Bond is not macho compensation for lost imperial power, like Mr. Connery, or an anxious avatar of globalization, like Mr. Craig. Roger Moore Was the Best Bond Because He Was the Gen X Bond 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z The designs for The Prodigal Son suggest India, while imperial Babylon in The Burning Fiery Furnace is evoked through references to eastern Russia, Nepal, Tibet and Javanese shadow puppets. The Prodigal Son/The Burning Fiery Furnace – review 2013-07-07T17:20:00Z Empire shaped the history of cholera, and it was the economic concerns of imperial powers that brought cholera to heel in the west. Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z This is somewhat surprising, given that I’m also the foremost literary critic of America’s imperial adventures. “The mob responds well to a toupeed con-man who talks about his penis”: Witness the Great Phallic Unraveling of 2016 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Without transition, the first of two big sensational imperial pieces turned up. Auctions: In France, the Spirit of Bygone Auctions 2011-03-11T13:30:07Z Despite her imperial presence and rich baritone, she seemed a little lost. Up Close : Grace Hightower De Niro: The TriBeCa-Rwanda Connection 2013-07-17T18:59:15Z Christian basilicas cannibalize the column capitals from pagan temples; gardens planted in the 16th century spread among the ruins of imperial palaces. ‘Rome: A History in Seven Sackings’ Review: The City That Survived 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Based on a true incident from the 1930s, it tells the story of a couple who withdrew from the increasingly authoritarian culture of imperial Japan into a private world of nearly constant sexual stimulation. DVDs: ?Oshima?s Outlaw Sixties,? Films by Nagisa Oshima 2010-05-15T02:28:00Z To recreate the czar’s private rooms, Ms. Ryadova’s team had to remake almost everything: pickled oak parquet floors, wool rugs and silk draperies, and even spittoons that were used by the imperial family and courtiers. Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Their victims, though numerous, tended to be voiceless peoples, excluded by both their geographical remoteness and cultural otherness from intellectual, artistic and political life in the imperial metropolis. Mo Yan, Salman Rushdie and censorship 2012-12-13T13:30:04Z As I walked through the Forbidden City, the majestic imperial palace at the center of Beijing, with a friend and her teenager, I scanned the crowd. Personal Journeys: Traveling While Black 2014-01-03T19:31:34Z The United States, Cole believed, was sliding perilously from Chapter 2 to Chapter 3, from the quiet dignity of Arcadia into the pomp and decadence of imperial power. Review | Did America’s great landscape painter fear progress and hate democracy? 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Depending on the song, it can sound babyish and demanding, or it can sound grand and imperial. Idina Menzel at Radio City Music Hall 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z As guerrilla warfare tears away the facade of imperial gentility and tens of thousands of Portuguese flee the province they thought was theirs, Elizabeth finds her own domestic bliss equally imperiled. ‘No. 4 Imperial Lane’: A powerful elegy for lost love and lost empire 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z The main setting is Heer, a fictional Punjabi town in Pakistan, in a horse-breeding region whose "fake history" he filleted from imperial gazettes. Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and the propaganda that accompanied it struck a chord with people keen for an imperial resurgence. Band of brothers 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The lush orchestral music exudes aristocracy, with lots of waltz tempos evoking imperial ballrooms. Perspective | If you’ve seen one princess fairy tale, you know what to expect with ‘Anastasia’ 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z He accepted the death sentence that the high priests and imperial legates placed upon him, but he never stopped laying bare their hypocrisy. Pope Francis doesn’t represent all Catholics 2013-03-21T14:49:00Z “City of Ink” is the third installment in Elsa Hart’s first-rate series starring Li Du, erstwhile imperial librarian and now, in 1711, assistant to a chief inspector in Beijing’s Outer City. Review | The best audiobooks to listen to this month 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z More compelling, however, is the exhibition’s look at patronage, a narrative that unfolds across three centuries, detailing which gifts were chosen for the world’s imperial households when gold and diamonds simply wouldn’t do. Special Report: Jewelry: Enamel's Molten Beauty 2009-12-10T05:55:00Z Anxious to rectify the situation the ruler chose 10 superb ancient ritual bronzes from the imperial holdings and shipped them to Qufu for temple use. Art Review: At China Institute, Envisioning Confucius, an Abstraction 2010-03-25T22:43:00Z A “ballet in the grand manner” was requested, and that is what he delivered, a scintillating encapsulation of imperial Russian classicism. Review: American Ballet Theater Recalls the Wide Range of Its Early Years 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z That’s often a porter or imperial stout that pulls flavors from bourbon or whiskey barrels. These are the best barrel-aged beers you need to try this fall 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z That stands in stark contrast to many competitors, whose blitzkrieg tactics of throwing open as many stores as possible seems more like an imperial strategy of economic conquest than an integrative business model. Will Walmart eat L.A.? 2012-06-26T19:39:00Z Quite astounding paradoxes could result—Counter-Reformation bishops who enjoyed “absolute” rule could only fume quietly over their Jewish or Protestant populations, free to practise their religion under imperial protection. Neither holy nor a failure 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z The Ottoman women closest to imperial power were not nobles, but slaves: stolen from their Christian families, selected for their health and beauty, and placed in the sultan’s private harem. The Woman Who Smashed a Glass Ceiling in the 16th Century 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The Enlightenment museum, after all, was often an “imperial” museum, its ambitions aided by the empire’s global reach. Critic?s Notebook: Quai Branly Museum in Paris Glorifies the ?Other? 2011-11-25T23:47:39Z But that kawaii cuteness did not square with the designer’s imperial Chinese inspiration. Special Report: Fashion: Addicted to Love 2011-02-13T17:19:03Z There has been no clear explanation for this policy, but it may reflect Uzbeks’ lasting ambivalence toward Russia’s imperial influence. ?Decadent? Russian Art, Still Under the Boot?s Shadow 2011-03-07T23:09:00Z Rather it created, in Robert Tombs’s words, a pantomime horse, with England providing the front legs, setting the common direction in domestic, foreign and imperial matters, and the back legs following, sometimes reluctantly, along. A once and future realm 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Kashmir was divided between Pakistan and India in the violent chaos that followed the end of British imperial rule in south Asia. Kashmir's first literary festival hit by controversy 2011-08-12T13:53:24Z After its completion in 1881, following 13 years of construction, its opening was delayed because of a generational debate over its affiliation with the ruling imperial dynasty. At the Prague Marathon, History Is a Spectator 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z And yet: China’s biggest current water projects, including piping water from the Yangzi under the Yellow river to slake Beijing, are on an imperial scale that without authoritarianism would be hard to envisage. Water, water, everywhere 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z "The newest imperial chieftain was wearing a button: 'Yes we can . . . still destroy countries'." A life in writing: Tariq Ali 2010-05-07T23:18:00Z “Already, the martial mustache, the haughty imperial, and the daily expanding whiskers, like accredited heralds, proclaim the approaching advance of the monarch Beard,” wrote the Scottish pundits of 1852. The Modern Man: Suited and Hirsute 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Writers from the old imperial periphery have introduced western audiences to disconcerting facts. Mo Yan, Salman Rushdie and censorship 2012-12-13T13:30:04Z The new CNN show “United Shades of America” begins with host W. Kamau Bell driving down a country road late at night for a rendezvous with an imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Can W. Kamau Bell make CNN hilarious? 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Vienna Modern art spruces up Austria’s imperial capital. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z King portrayed the war in Vietnam as an imperial one, prosecuted at the expense of the poor. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s Searing Antiwar Speech, Fifty Years Later 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z He has a long-simmering vendetta against Jake, and much of “The Way of Water” is concerned less with large-scale imperial ambitions than with personal dramas of loyalty and betrayal. ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: Big Blue Marvel 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The director Robert Wilson’s update of Monteverdi’s “Coronation of Poppea” moves the action from imperial Rome to an abstract, modern landscape featuring minimalist sets and stoney-faced performers caked in white makeup. Performance Guide for Autumn 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z It’s a window on the imperial capital as luxury mall, gilded, full of whispers and intrigue, subtle as a ton of brass. The New Reality of TV: All Trump, All the Time 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z That opening scene with the imperial battle cruiser coming out of the top of the screen was absolutely mind-bending. 'I was terrified!': you share stories of watching classic films on first release 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Second, he has some unusual insights into imperial Russian thinking, based on study of the tsarist archives. All the world’s a stage 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z This is not to say that the secular history of the west, which zigzags its way from the Crusades, through the Inquisition and the Thirty Years' war, to British imperial exploitation is the correct one. The political Bible, part 4: toleration 2011-08-29T08:59:00Z In his review, Daniel Swift calls the book “a study of a symbol … an allegory of imperial folly and decline that reads like a historical daydream: not about a city, but something almost as big.” 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z This set focuses on Fleming’s imperial phase, which lasted from the mid-90s to the late aughts, and wraps her singing in the faintly present resonance of the opera house’s acoustics. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z He was found dead on December 30 after Boney M performed in the Russian imperial capital -- a city where the band rose to stardom in the Soviet era. Heart disease killed Boney M frontman Farrell 2011-01-05T10:05:42Z The Elgin marbles, from the cultural crossroads of imperial London, reshaped cultural history over the course of the last 200 years by giving rise to neo-Classicism around the globe. Abroad: Demands for the Elgin Marbles Raise Art Partimony Issues 2010-05-05T19:10:00Z Carpets like this one, emerging from imperial ateliers, are partly about look-at-me largeness. Art Review: The Met?s New Islamic Galleries - Review 2011-10-27T23:27:21Z The United States is an imperial power chastened by more than 10 years of failed, heavy-footprint wars. Army tank made of cupcakes 2012-06-15T14:54:00Z To him, imperial China's archaism was a grand conspiracy to silence the uneducated majority. Rereading: Lu Xun's The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z These echoes of US colonialism are quite conscious – the Others’ military chief in the film even makes an offhand reference to earth’s history of imperial wars and extermination. The 5th Wave could be an apology for colonialism – but it's not 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z She is more or less trapped in the great imperial palace – the chilled corridors, terrifying dungeons and perfumed courtyards that Duffy lovingly summons into being. The Purple Shroud by Stella Duffy - review 2012-07-20T21:55:01Z Those amphoras prompted me to visit the Ararat Brandy Factory, an imperial monument to the Armenian passion for the grape, set on a perch overlooking Victory Bridge, which spans the Hrazdan River. My Armenia 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z The town that once made porcelain for the imperial court has been saved from bankruptcy by making sunflower seeds. Tate Modern's sunflower seeds: the world in the palm of your hand 2010-10-11T13:08:00Z He himself is visibly a force for imperial demolition. Three failing experiments? 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z For all his accomplishments, Johnson has always been dogged by a habit of saying outrageous things that can make him sound as tone-deaf as some bumbling 19th-century imperial viceroy. Boris Johnson, London’s lively mayor, writes about Churchill and muses about his future Unlike Red Detachment, the new ballet was a heritage project rather than a revolutionary one, mythologising the past rather than the future: its setting is feudal China, its heroine an imperial concubine. Step-by-step guide to dance: National Ballet of China 2011-08-11T16:28:27Z Before the imperial family’s arrival at Schönbrunn palace for a few weeks each summer, as many as 1,000 rooms would be furnished and decorated with the inventory in these storerooms. What to Do in Vienna 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z The company meticulously restored the former home of the French imperial prince Roland Bonaparte, grand-nephew of Emperor Napoleon, taking such pains as to remove and rehabilitate the 1896 building’s original wood floors slat by slat. | The Shangri-La Paris 2011-01-10T20:10:58Z Prior to the Bourne films they were all kind of misogynistic, testosterone-driven, borderline right-wing pieces of American imperial propaganda. Young gun 2011-05-06T07:05:57Z The first half of the exhibition includes symbols of imperial power and portraits of key members from the Romanov Dynasty, which ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917. In Transit Blog: At Prague Castle, Treasures of the Czars 2012-01-12T11:00:59Z It’s also no secret that craft beer has been bulking up, with imperial stouts and double IPAs clogging “Best Beers in the World” lists and subsequently becoming much-wanted drafts in bars. Why you can’t get a pint in a beer bar anymore 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z By way of quiet innovation the galleries will include a substantial helping of imperial Mughal art from India. The New Season: Asia Dominates New Season of Art Shows 2011-09-18T04:00:09Z Mr. Gerima first drew attention in the mid-1970s with “Harvest: 3000 Years,” about an Ethiopian peasant family struggling to survive under feudalism; it was filmed as Haile Selassie’s imperial rule was collapsing. Haile Gerima?s Films Mirror Ethiopia?s Struggle 2010-03-29T22:08:00Z The Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong is celebrating the Year of the Dragon by convening more than 200 dragons of fortune, wisdom or imperial authority. Cultured Traveler: In Hong Kong, Rare Chinese Art at Auction 2012-03-23T19:01:32Z She describes this period as "the most eventful single decade in British imperial history up to the 1940s." 'Liberty's Exiles': the American colonialists who opposed the Revolutionary War 2011-04-27T21:54:03Z More than imperial, Star Wars is cosmological: it has dilated to fill up what Lucasfilm calls an “expanded universe”. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Rome’s first emperor, according to one historian, allowed some comedian to crack wise about the imperial family. Book World: Mary Beard’s “Laughter in Ancient Rome” reveals history of humor Recognition that the art of early imperial Rome uncannily heralded the sharp psychological portraiture backed by meticulous physical observation that recurred in 19th-century Europe played its part in the price. Auctions: Roman History Leaves a Trail, and Fascination Follows 2011-06-17T11:30:06Z Whether Hisahito bears the full responsibility for continuing the imperial line is as yet unclear. Fate of Japan's imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z But he’s been hearing this stuff all his life, ever since Happy Days took its critical lumps while making him, in relative terms, an imperial figure in 1970s network television. Happy Days creator Garry Marshall on the Fonz's jump: 'Sharks were big then. It was after Jaws!' 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Guests at imperial functions were expected to wear cloth-of-gold outfits, preferably sewn with gems. Art Review: The Spirit of Xanadu, Morphing Across Borders 2010-09-30T21:52:00Z Cultural activities at the school, where the walls are lined with images of the imperial family to which students bow throughout the day, include learning traditional Japanese musical instruments, martial arts and board games. Japanese kindergarten teaches students pre-war ideals 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Bay’s snickering giganticism, together with his withering disdain for anything that smacks of weakness, make him very much the man of America’s imperial hour. Transformers: Age of Extinction, peak of destruction porn – first look review 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z An action thriller about a group of volunteers who protect modern China's founding father from imperial assassins dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards, winning best film and seven other awards. 'Bodyguards and Assassins' dominates HK awards 2010-04-19T02:16:00Z She still strikes those perfect nightclub goddess poses, both sultry and imperial, with the same forbidding, invitational hauteur. John Epperson Returns, in ‘Lypsinka! The Trilogy’ 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z A former imperial capital and the home of the czars, St. Petersburg is Russia’s most tourist-worthy city. Stories of revolution in Russia’s St. Petersburg 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z It begins with the imperial court and moves gradually outward to the princely courts, the armed forces and then the bureaucracy, and further into China with a section on spiritual belief. Mighty Ming 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z “This luxury development offers our clients the opportunity to be part of London’s imperial history,” it reads. Elmgreen & Dragset’s ‘Tomorrow,’ at Victoria & Albert Museum 2013-12-09T23:11:08Z Millions were killed in imperial massacres, the Armenian genocide, and the First World War; then fascism marched and the suffering increased. Eric Hobsbawm, the Communist Who Explained History 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z First things first: The Simpsons – or at least its imperial, season-four-to-nine period – is one of the greatest TV shows of all time. Seinfeld and Simpsons – why your favourite TV show is problematic 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z In practice, it’s a mishmash of metric and imperial. Six things you should know about Canada before making a trip 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Like many of their '80s peers, Tears for Fears weathered lineup and label changes after their imperial phase. Why Tears for Fears deserves Rock & Roll Hall of Fame consideration 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z China has become an imperial power now, preying on other countries, other peoples' resources. Arundhati Roy | Gandhi, but with guns | Part Four 2010-03-27T09:00:00Z |
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