Disneyfication that impoverishes us all
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American culture is having a significant impact globally. This culture takes little account of democracy, aiming to create a global consumer society made up of consumers. America's global culture does not work to the benefit of consumer autonomy or of competition, and does not encourage the forms of liberty and pluralism which are vital to political freedom. It has also had a negative impact on public space. It is now time to consider how to revive public space.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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George Antheil and the dance
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George Antheil was an established composer by the 1920s and had a decades-long relationship with ballet. Antheil's strong personality and early appreciation for modernism brought him early recognition as well as conflict in professional relationships, yet he composed ballets for George Balanchine and Martha Graham and other works.
Publication Name: Ballet Review
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0522-0653
Year: 2001
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Natural Disasters
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Many medicinal herbs can be purchased over-the-counter for a variety of ailments, but they can he harmful because they are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Though some herbs are effective if manufactured and used properly, others are dangerous like yohimbe to treat impotence and kava-kava taken as a tranquilizer.
Publication Name: Men's Health
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1054-4836
Year: 1999
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