And today's laptop-scattered coffee shops don't seem to foster environments of conversation and debate, like the salons of France, often credited with incubating philosophical discussions that ushered in the Age of Reason, or the cafe culture, a backdrop for the Existentialist musings of Jean-Paul Sartre and his contemporaries.
This is my ninth Olympics and the history, culture and spectacular backdrop as well as the enthusiasm of the Greek people have made these a very special games.
Suzanne E Smith's non-fiction book describes the 1960s legendary Motown music and culture, "in the backdrop of the community in which it emerged and after which it was named, and examining its relationship with the civil-rights struggle," as reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement.
The findings underscore the importance of interconnectedness of hard and soft systems at the micro level, with culture providing the backdrop for the social fabric of each community.
In his directing style Gatlif juxtaposed the vibrant Romani culture against the backdrop of war.
David is adamant that increasing isolationism in our culture is the backdrop to worsening mental health.
"Lemonade," though extremely possible for all to enjoy, was beautifully crafted for black women.There is so much symbolism and soul within the film and each layer of content was flawlessly laced together through a single story, one which Beyonce uses her culture as the backdrop and her real life as the inspiration behind the characters.
Against such a backdrop, popular culture's portrayal of education, particularly in an overcrowded, underfinanced city school, serves as both a mirror and a shaper of civic opinion.
Set against that compelling backdrop of culture's growing significance over the long term are a number specific things that the DCMS needs to do in the immediate future.
Besides a cadre of older, well-established dogfighters, officials said, the sport has begun to attract a growing following among young people from hardscrabble neighborhoods in Texas, where gangs, drug dealing and hip-hop culture make up the backdrop.
