Sentences with phrase «obsession with youth»

Honigman criticizes the preference of art market for young artists, which for her comes from a broader cultural obsession with youth, while Mattera poses a question if ageism in art is even legal.

And while it seems life really does start at 80 for some, we shouldn't focus on the art world's obsession with youth or even why Wylie has been in career Siberia for so long.

The art world's obsession with youth may be fading.

Regular readers of Boyle's fiction will recognize a few of his pet themes at work here: the consequences of thoughtless consumerism, the obsession with youth and physical beauty, and the precariousness of mental stability.

As I watch our elected officials act like children, and our culture's obsession with youth, I wonder: How might we (as first - world citizens) confer meaningful rites of passage to our students to help them embrace maturity?

For years, I made my own assumptions about this bizarre trend: That the shift to shorter or no sleeves was related to our country's obsession with youth, since sleeveless garments would appeal younger women who aren't as self - conscious about their arms (supposedly).

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Now I'm pretty certain that the obsession with our size and our appearance and our youth is just another way to sideline us, to put us on the bench, to keep us away from engaging with the repair of the world.

Since at least the 1960s, evangelicalism has been wrestling with how it should position itself vis - a-vis the broader popular culture: it's youth obsession, the marketing emphasis, prominence of media, etc..

«His work in philosophy forms part, and a very important part, of the movement of twentieth - century realism; but whereas the other leaders of that movement came to it after a training in late - nineteenth - century idealism, and are consequently realistic with the fanaticism of converts and morbidly terrified of relapsing into the sins of their youth, a fact which gives their work an air of strain, as if they cared less about advancing philosophical knowledge than about proving themselves good enemies of idealism, Whitehead's work is perfectly free from all this sort of thing, and he suffers from no obsessions; obviously he does not care what he says, so long as it is true.

As a kid I used to have an obsession with the peanut butter sundaes from Friendly's, and since this birthday was an homage to my youth, I went with it.

Actress Dana Delaney of «Desperate Housewives» admits that her obsession with staying skinny during her youth was a hazard for -LSB-...]

Actress Dana Delaney of «Desperate Housewives» admits that her obsession with staying skinny during her youth was a hazard for her health.

In a reversal of the youth obsession that rose with the baby boomers, and perhaps in recognition of the aging of that...

A pure screwball companion to While We're Young, the 2014 film that only recently graced Seattle Screens, the pair form a hilarious portrait of our culture's obsession with a certain kind of youth, a Manhattanite companion to Sylvia Chang's brilliant exploration of Hong Kong womanhood, 20 30 40..

And that's when they meet Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried), a spontaneous, free - spirited young couple who spin between different passions, obsessions and interests with ease, which makes Josh try to relive his youth — or rather, to enjoy it for the first time.

One of the formative elements in Wenders» youth was an obsession with the mainly American (but also British) pop culture of comics, pinball machines and, most importantly, rock and roll.

They're shocked by the young folks obsession with old culture and excited by their enthusiasm and youth.

Lastly, our decades - long obsession with high - stakes testing must be confronted before it does more damage on the future creativity, innovation, and critical thinking of our youth.

Driven by her obsession with everlasting youth and beauty, mass murderer and noblewoman Countess Erzsébet.

In 2008, she created the Society Pictures series, addressing the obsession with female youth and beauty in American society.

Drawing on media overstimulation and an obsession with eternal youth, Franco - Klein's images hold up a mirror to the anxieties inherent in the everyday.

The piece reflects Koons interest in society's obsession with infantilism and youth.

The talk offers a glimpse into Chagall's youth and Jewish upbringing, his search for a powerful new language of expression, his obsession with the village of his childhood and six decades of creative activity in exile.

A visitor to this exhibition with an open mind and well developed antennae for life will perceive an uncommonly clear mirror of contemporary problems and obsessions from the perspective of youth.

There are many examples of how anxiety presents with youth: school refusal, anxiety when transitioning from middle school to HS, from HS to college, and from college to becoming a working adult, fears of separation and illness of loved ones, somatic symptoms such as headaches, stomachaches, discomfort in social situations, intense fear that occurs unexpectedly, panic attacks, obsessions and compulsions.