She is doubly incontinent and the swan neck deformity which began 20 years ago in all fingers of both hands has now twisted them to a state of utter uselessness.
The aesthetic of uselessness, leisure, and adornment has taken over as part of a larger overwhelming urge to appear "modern" and sophisticated.
At the heart of this hugelyimpressive collection is Li's delicate weighing up of silence versus speech, her acknowledgment of the uselessness of words in the face of violence andrepression.
It is a scathing tract on the uselessness of war.
To outsiders, the cacophony underlines the profession's uselessness.
