As a former journalism minor, I realize that news has to be "entertaining" - people read the news, watch CNN, in order to be entertained. So discovery of a coin with Marc Anthony and Cleopatra results in a news story about how ugly they were - beauty is cultural. Who is to say what beauty was to Romans, or Egyptians in the 4th century BC? I think Marc Anthony looks kinda like young kirk douglas, and cleo? She looks ok too. I always thought you had to look into someone's eyes to see their real beauty...
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Cleopatra and Marc Anthony: Nerds?
As a former journalism minor, I realize that news has to be "entertaining" - people read the news, watch CNN, in order to be entertained. So discovery of a coin with Marc Anthony and Cleopatra results in a news story about how ugly they were - beauty is cultural. Who is to say what beauty was to Romans, or Egyptians in the 4th century BC? I think Marc Anthony looks kinda like young kirk douglas, and cleo? She looks ok too. I always thought you had to look into someone's eyes to see their real beauty...
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