Viewers were aided by the emblematic literature, allowing them to familiarize themselves with these symbols. ... Beside her, on the table, stands a small dog, who stares at the Hunter's. ... The most prominent figure at the paintings foreground is the lady who reclines back as a servant refills her glass. Her eyes are firmly fixed on the glass, thus seemingly unconcerned with the mayhem that surrounds her. ... More so than Metsu's painting, Steen's is laden with symbolism. ...

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For decades, nobody with the slightest interest in politics has been able to avoid the right's ranting about "liberal bias."" ... To sustain this palpably ridiculous argument, the right-wingers deny reality with great vehemence. ... In both cases, the villains who tried to silence her were affiliated with right-wing institutions. ... What's wrong with this picture? ... While the mainstream press sucked up, perhaps the most cogent analysis of the Coulter phenomenon appeared in a Commentary review by the nonconservative magazine's managing editor, Gary Cohen. ...

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