In this, he may be the perfect impresario for this modern gilded age: He has convinced partygoers that they are attending a revolution, and has invited would-be revolutionaries to attend a party.

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This, at least, is the idealistic vision that many Japanese people have of themselves, even in this jaded modern age, and I think it came to play when a real catastrophe did strike.

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While women in Western countries frequently note the tension and struggles they face in this new age of modern feminism where they are supposed to have it all, the concept is lost on many of the women I meet in Southeast Asia.

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In 1992 Ophelie Renouard created the modern version of this age-old tradition that has its roots in Britain.

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Well into the modern age, this was a potent political argument.

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So there you have it: this is Willy Wonka updated for the modern age.

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