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Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture by Robert S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd: What was once "Modern" is now vital history about middle America (specifically, Muncie, Ind.) in the '20s.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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MR: To me, the title Modern Art relates to how the album was constructed--it's abstract but still "normal."
Mike Ragogna: Sweetheart Of The Sun & Modern Art: Chatting with The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: To me, the title Modern Art relates to how the album was constructed--it's abstract but still "normal."
Mike Ragogna: Sweetheart Of The Sun & Modern Art: Chatting with The Bangles' Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet Mike Ragogna 2011
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The term Modern Satanism is not intended to signify the development of some new aspect of old doctrine concerning demonology, or some new argument for the personification of the evil principle in universal nature.
Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer Arthur Edward Waite 1899
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The Fall of the Roman Empire not only marks the close of the Third Period of history and the opening of the Fourth, but it marks the close of Ancient history with all that distinguishes it from that which we term Modern history.
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It's an indisputable fact of what we call Modern read 'Lazy, Dumb' Journalism these days: when editors are lost for ideas they plump for the list strategy, otherwise known as "50 Ways To Put Lipstick on a Pig", a philosophy which pretty much sums up the practice.
Ms R's Essential (Un) Lists Ms Robinson 2007
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It's an indisputable fact of what we call Modern read 'Lazy, Dumb' Journalism these days: when editors are lost for ideas they plump for the list strategy, otherwise known as "50 Ways To Put Lipstick on a Pig", a philosophy which pretty much sums up the practice.
Archive 2007-12-01 Ms Robinson 2007
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Through all that timethrough the most of what we call Modern History, Latin reigned everywhere.
VII. The Value of Greek and Latin in English Literature 1920
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Through all that time -- through the most of what we call Modern History, Latin reigned everywhere.
On The Art of Reading Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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"Modern" is actually a slight misnomer because, if you know your Irish history (and I'm sure you do,) it's quite clear that the story takes place in the early 1980s/death of Bobby Sands in London/Derry, Northern Ireland.
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010
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