It reflects the pace of the century; anything could be accessed immediately.
Zwart believed the fast pace of 20th-century life meant viewers had little time for lengthy advertising copy.
Above all it emphasizes slowness in the creation and consumption of products as a corrective to the frenetic pace of 21st-century life.
To regain control of the White House, the Democrats need to give voters, who are frightened by terrorism and disoriented by the pace of 21st-century events, new reasons to hope.
Those needing a temporary escape from the pace of 21st-century life can stay at the abbey for a few days or a whole week, praying with the monks (some guests might decide to skip the first service of the day, at 3 20 in the morning), eating the same vegetarian fare as the monks, and observing the same strict silence at mealtimes.
With the pace of 21st-century life reduced to a never-ending rush from one thing to another, Mr. Yamamoto's "Box of Ku" affords a most delightful chance to stop and take momentary stock of time's passage and to look once more at the world with fresh new eyes.
Faced with the frenetic pace of this century, Davey slows down time, meditating on single moments, turning them over in her mind, drawing out their melancholy mystery.
From the moment I came across its Web site (www.guedelon.org), Guédelon tapped into my childhood dream of building a castle and fed my adult fantasy of escaping, even for a few days, the I-need-it-yesterday pace of the 21st century.
The bulk of responsibility lies with it to institute substantial infrastructural changes, to lead the nation toward sustainable water harvesting that can keep up with the pace of the 21st century.
By juxtaposing the lives of dogs, snakes, and deer against the hectic pace of the 21st century grind, Sievers imagines the many ways in which modern conveniences can be incompatible for wide-eyed and unsuspecting critters. .
