Contemporary' was in those days [1953] synonymous with 'modern' as it had not been before and is not now [1977].
One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that.
I think Americans are wonderful film actors - the best in the world - but they are a very contemporary race and they look forward all the time.
The Louvre stopped buying paintings in 1848, and neither the Metropolitan nor the Hermitage acquire contemporary material.
No philosopher understands his predecessors until he has re-thought their thought in his own contemporary terms.
Many ancient (and contemporary) societies considered the sexually awakened female as both auspicious and dangerous.
I'll be honest, there's a part of me that does think I'm held to a different standard than my contemporaries and peers, and it's a little frustrating.
Everyone relates differently to contemporary stuff. They rely on you to do the research for a period film.
The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.
Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.
If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it's contemporary wit, you know what I'm saying?
FKA Twigs is stunning. She has beautiful contemporary and unique sound with an almost psychedelic vibe. Her music is great for the runway.
It is extraordinary the extent to which Darwin's insights not only changed his contemporaries' view of the world but also continue to be a source of great intellectual stimulation for scientists and nonscientists alike.
It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common.
But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.
The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in the future as to be disconnected from contemporary issues.
Most dystopian, classic and contemporary, paints a future world that puts a twist on present society - a future world that could plausibly happen.
While there is a great value in things that are old, it seems that the overwhelming challenge in Britain in the late 20th century is to make every effort to see value in the contemporary and in the future.
If we wish to discuss knowledge in the most highly developed contemporary society, we must answer the preliminary question of what methodological representation to apply to that society.
I'm sure the movie industry is going up but I would love to see more Chinese films about contemporary Chinese about the problems of life on the street.
I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever.
