That you recognize a need in yourself to disconnect
from the modern world is interesting.
The world's oceans are growing more acidic as carbon emissions
from the modern world are absorbed by the sea.
Collinson imagines himself as the Nabi of the Empathetic Portrait, looking to interior spaces and to artists» internal thoughts and experiences as refuges
from the modern world.
Peter Halley noticed this tendency in Stella in a 1986 Flash Art article: «Stella takes the final step
from the modern world of the ideal into the post-modern world, where the model precedes all.»
Into the Modern Era, 1900 - 40 Far
From the Modern World, 1900 - 25 A Modern Art For a Modern World, 1910 - 30 Faith, Fear and Failure in The Machine Age, 1920 - 40 In the Wake of the War, 1945 - 65 Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism, 1930 - 65 Challenging Conformity, 1955 - 65 Art Since 1965
Picasso drew inspiration for his designs
from the modern world — everything from circuses and carousels, to music halls and the cinema.
Where Renzo Piano, as with the Whitney in the Meatpacking District, plays the modernist in an enclave
from the modern world, Sarah Sze could pass for the ultimate postmodern architect even before her Deteriorating Garden.
As you finally gain control of Roland — a mysterious character that's
from a modern world (earth?)
Belize was described as the ultimate getaway for travelers seeking to unplug
from the modern world as the country's prime attractions are its fantastic weather, the lush, natural scenery, an abundance of adventure activities, and its density of ancient Maya sites to explore.
Champneys is considered England's Leading Resort by the prestigious World Travel Awards, offering guests from across Europe and the Middle East a retreat
from the modern world in the heart of the British countryside.
With no electric light or cell phone service it's a great escape
from the modern world.
Description The island of Bali has long been characterized in the world as the last «paradise» on earth, a traditional society insulated
from the modern world and its vicissitudes, whose inhabitants have exceptional artistic talents and consecrate a considerable amount of time and wealth to sumptuous ceremonies for their own pleasure and that of their gods.
Here at Palmlea Farms, you can unplug
from the modern world and get back to nature for a week or two.
A sanctuary
from the modern world, an island of serenity and quite a perfect home base for your exploration of the beauty of the island of Bali.
Many small islands around Phuket offer a real feeling of evasion
from our modern world.
We'd talk freely without the distractions
from the modern world and on every subject, no holds barred.
Of course, many island owners buy their islands precisely to escape
from the modern world.
Rachel Lane is a young woman who chose to give her life to God, who walked away
from the modern world with all its strivings and trappings and encumbrances, and went to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil.
But how can one old man, cut off
from the modern world, solve a murder whose dangerous web of deceit stretches far beyond the small island?
«Only Lovers Left Alive» Synopsis: A pair of ageless vampire lovers, Adam and Eve, live at a remove
from the modern world, but are dragged into it by Eve's destructive sister Ava.
An era of class and sophistication that is a nice change of pace
from the modern world.
That way of framing a question has virtually disappeared
from the modern world.
«Austronesian cultures offer an ideal sample to test theories about the evolution of religions in pre-modern societies, because they were mostly isolated
from modern world religions, and their indigenous supernatural beliefs and practices were well documented,» he says.
«We can not shield kids
from the modern world.
This old - fashioned message would have been familiar to Aristotle and Kipling but appears to have vanished
from the modern world, where the idea of «character training» seems like something from the sepia - tinted past.
But surely some parents who buy into the Victorian children «s clothes fantasy are trying to isolate their offspring, at least for a little while,
from the modern world.
Starting as it does
from the modern world view, and challenging the Biblical mythology and the traditional proclamation of the Church, this new kind of criticism is performing for faith the supreme service of recalling it to a radical consideration of its own nature.
Centuries separate Luther
from a modern world which has renounced and long since exorcised the Devil, thus finding it hard to see the difference between this kind of religion and medieval witchcraft.
McClendon, Jr., the postmodern world differs
from the modern world on three counts.
Any religion continuing to deny evolution looks increasingly like a bunch of cranks and fools, hiding
from the modern world.
Though Lutherans aren't entirely estranged
from the modern world, we most certainly depart from its modus vivendi by trying to understand the world before changing it, to put a turn on Marx's famous line.
They DISGUST the human race, and should be removed
from our modern world.
Not exact matches
Publisher's Weekly called it «a successful exploration of Scotland's disproportionately large impact on the
modern world's intellectual and industrial development,» through the work of some of the nation's great thinkers,
from Adam Smith to David Hume.
Modern Mobile Etiquette: Don't Leave Me A Voicemail (Gawker) There are two kinds of phone users in the
world: people who leave voicemails for other people and people who ignore voicemails
from other people.
From life imprisonment for human traffickers to forcing pimps to pay compensation to their victims, Britain now has some of the
world's toughest sanctions against
modern slavery.
There's no doubt Twitter is a
modern - day, real - time water cooler around which people
from all over the
world can gather to chat.
Like pretty much everyone else in the
modern world, I struggle to stay focused, to stay present and to detach
from technology.
Items
from the
modern cabinet of wonders, such as GPS and radar and mobile - phone technology and flight - tracker apps that let you follow planes
from your pocket, hand us an illusory sense of control - a notion that we have, through gadgetry, rendered the
world finite.
With much of our
modern athletic
world catering to convenience — fitness clubs, treadmills, protection
from the elements — it can be hard to understand why someone would pull on a pair of sneakers, open the front door and start running.
Born out of N ot For Sale, a non-profit with the mission to eradicate
modern - day slavery around the
world, the organization built REBBL as a self - sustaining business that would source ingredients
from the Peruvian Amazon to improve the local community.
According to Forbes» list of the
world's highest - paid TV actresses in 2017, Vergara's big financial gain this year comes not only
from her role on the hit series «
Modern Family,» but
from two licensing deals, and her uber - popular line of perfumes.
He'll be visited by celebrity guest stars
from both Hollywood and the wrestling
world, and filmed in a «mockumentary» style similar to The Office and
Modern Family.
It's far too easy to believe, in our
modern world, that you can graduate
from a top 10 school, flawlessly establish yourself in the corporate
world or with your own startup, build the perfect team, and either invest in perfect stocks or sell your own company for billions of dollars by the time you're 27.
Now, Craig Lack and other leaders
from around the
world take those same principles and present them in
modern context to help you learn to achieve your greatest desires.
Qaiyum bought the store
from the founding family and has run it ever since, transforming a modest purveyor of homeopathic remedies into a retailer that combines
modern business savvy with old -
world nostalgia.
His new book, Hug Your Haters, is the
world's first
modern customer service manual, showing how companies large and small can benefit
from the enormous increase in online complaints and customer feedback.
Walmart Inc, the
world's largest brick - and - mortar retailer, said on Tuesday it has made extensive changes to its website, betting that a cleaner, more
modern walmart.com will help it win market share
from Amazon.com Inc..
Modern Islamic extremism comes
from Wahabism, practiced in Saudi Arabia and propagated around the
world by the Saud family, with whom, incidentally, our government (s) are pretty chummy.
The topics and texts include some esoteric items, such as the ranking of churches and discussion about a common calendar; but they also include problems that emerge
from adapting an ancient faith to a
modern reality — like precepts of fasting and, in particular, regulations of marriage in a multicultural and interreligious
world.
There's Arkansas, bounty hunters, snakes real, human, and symbolic, being rescued
from a snake pit by a very errant knight, a display of the gratuitous slaughter that comes when you take the law in your own hands, a deep commentary on place, displacement, the state of nature, and the techno - forces of the
modern world and
modern government, solidly American thoughts on law, property, justice, and keeping your word, and so forth and so on.