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His involvement grew serious after her death from cancer in 1972, and in “The Snow Leopard” his customarily graceful observations of nature shimmer with mystical meditations on grief, transcendence and enlightenment.

The “Monkey King” premiere took place the day after the final performance of Matthew Ozawa’s thoughtful new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal,” a very different tale about ignorance and enlightenment.

These enlightenment heroes, manifesting in our present day as populists, compel Gen Z to become disillusioned with the establishment and support radical ideas on both sides of the aisle.

Few topics have been discussed more, to less human enlightenment, than whether women can “have it all”—usually defined as blending marriage, professional ambition and children.

At first, Lanthimos uses her character as a spoof of lady-bosses who feign enlightenment while reigning over the same bad workplace.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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