Postmodernism is, almost by definition, a transitional cusp of social, cultural, economic and ideological history when modernism's high-minded principles and preoccupations have ceased to function, but before they have been replaced with a totally new system of values. It represents a moment of suspension before the batteries are recharged for the new millennium, an acknowledgment that preceding the future is a strange and hybrid interregnum that might be called the last gasp of the past.
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I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they (the whites of South Africa) have turned read more
I have one great fear in my heart, that one day when they (the whites of South Africa) have turned to loving, they will find we (the blacks) are turned to hating.
I wouldn't say it's confidence. I think last year I lacked certain fundamentals. I was inconsistent with my swing. I've read more
I wouldn't say it's confidence. I think last year I lacked certain fundamentals. I was inconsistent with my swing. I've worked on correcting those flaws.
In some cases, this will provide a solution for councils. The public forgets that we have a statutory obligation to read more
In some cases, this will provide a solution for councils. The public forgets that we have a statutory obligation to deliver education for every child, and some kids just cannot thrive in a mainstream school.
We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of read more
We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of accidents in life, or revolutions in government: we have heads to get money, and hearts to spend it.
Beyond the emotionalism and the obvious sense of relief on all sides, I think that there is a recognition that read more
Beyond the emotionalism and the obvious sense of relief on all sides, I think that there is a recognition that reality may intrude, that perhaps the steps ahead and the days ahead are going to be much more difficult than one expects.
There is life outside the high-tech.
There is life outside the high-tech.
An ordinary person can simply walk into a shop and feel that they can participate in helping the needy by read more
An ordinary person can simply walk into a shop and feel that they can participate in helping the needy by simply buying a perfume.
Brace yourself. We're looking at pretty serious situations in the market place.
Brace yourself. We're looking at pretty serious situations in the market place.
The earth is mankind's ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, it's read more
The earth is mankind's ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, it's as though one of God's checks has bounced.
