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I miss quite major cultural signposts quite often. ”
Dover's cliffs call to mind the Roman invasion; the Battle of Britain; our proximity to, yet difference from, mainland Europe; and international trade and exploration, both fair and exploitative. ”
Often it's the case that we have to do a lot of exploration and marketing of the material we publish ourselves to get a big political impact for it. ”
I want to be in 'The Hobbit.' I love fantasy and mythical adventure films. I believe in fairies and angels. I believe in nature's spirit, that there are other realms, other planets, life forms. ”
While Melbourne and Sydney fight about who wears Australia's cultural crown, Canberra just gets on with it. ”
I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me, part of the adventure is not knowing how it's going to turn out. ”
For decades, the GOP has faithfully served the rich, corporations, polluters and purveyors of pure, unadulterated greed, and brought blue-collar white voters along for the ride with promises of cultural revival. ”
President Barack Obama read to a certain portion of white America as an unending attack on white Christian identity, centrality and cultural relevance. In their minds, he was seeking to end their right to bear arms and the right of conservatives to speak freely. ”
In Denmark, the annual Christmas party is probably the most important cultural institution in the country. ”
I'm really proud of Blair Witch Project as a film, but as far as the cultural phenomenon of it - that was just weird luck. ”