He explained that an emphasis on text and historical context is flexible enough to be applied to modern phenomena like radio and the internet. (fortune.com)
The use of equipment that could display animated images in rapid succession to create the illusion of motion is a more modern phenomenon that gained wide popularity with the development of motion pictures. (educationmattersmag.com.au)
So, to wit, I like what he has to say, and am further enlightened about how at least one of my fellow citizens (who happens to be Muslim) views the «take» of that uniquely modern phenomenon known as reality TV on his sub-culture. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)