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To: Rambi who wrote (64943)	3/20/2004 1:39:56 PM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Respond to of 71178

the first of those terrible Tim LeHaye Rapture books. lol. My bro-in-law, the adopted brother in this female family, loves those books. We have even been known to buy one for him. His "sisters" can but sigh and say "bless his heart".

To: Rambi who wrote (64943)	3/20/2004 4:31:40 PM
From: Crocodile	Respond to of 71178

It is so interesting the way all the arts reflect our times. Ammo just did a paper on experimental theatre in the 60s. It would seem to fit well with New Brutalism. Yes, very interesting. Architecture, theatre, music, art, literature, fashion, etc.. fit together a lot more neatly than most people realize. What's particularly interesting is that politics, religion, or even the oddest occurrences such as, say, the invention of the camera, the launch of Sputnik, the widespread availability of the family automobile, etc.. often trigger movements or mini-movements in literature and the arts. This isn't quite so apparent if you're studying just one aspect of the arts, but when you study a few together, it's really rather striking. Also interesting is that the speed with which movements come and go is increasing all the time, and that there is such diversity and fragmentation compared to the past. At one time, a movement -- for example, Romanticism -- might last 10 or more years and influence everything from architecture to landscape (the building of follies in pastoral landscapes), and to literature, clothing, painting. Now, a movement might catch on in one area of the country but not in another -- perhaps following an Egyptian exhibit at a major exhibit. Or we might see a rapid succession of movements following a spate of Chinese martial arts flicks. This is a very peculiar age. Those who are interested in art history, literary criticism, cultural studies, etc.. often muse about where we are going. We often hear comments about this being the Age of Irony, or that Art is Dead. In a way, I think you could say that we've come to realize that the the past is a tough act to follow. After Post-modernism's self-awareness and self-referentiality, we may have no place to go other than to follow a bizarre parade of retro movements, framed and re-framed by our media-mad pop culture. It's all a little like being on a carousel that is spinning faster and faster all the time. When and where will this ride end? Interesting times, indeed. (o: