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...Crimson's most spectacular team victory came at the beginning of December, when the squad defeated both Michigan and Florida to take the Harvard Invitational. Michigan was the top-ranked team in the country at the time, while Florida was 13th...
...huntin', shootin', rootin' and tootin'," says Liverpool's Kitchen, "he could wander through the garden and blow a kiss at one of these ladies." By the time he took over from Seti, Ramesses had at least five sons and two daughters. One of Istnofret's sons was Merneptah, Ramesses' 13th boy, who eventually succeeded him (the older ones are presumed to have died before their father did). Family ties were particularly close for the pharaohs: Ramesses' remaining wives were his younger sister Henutmire and three of his daughters: Bint-Anath, Meryetamun and Nebettawy...
...would be relatively inelastic. Once a decade ought to fill such need as we have for tallish tales about brawny, if disheveled, folk heroes rallying the clans against the English interlopers. But here comes Mel Gibson's Braveheart, recounting the revolutionary doings of myth-enshrouded William Wallace in the 13th century, while Rob Roy, featuring Liam Neeson as the legendary 17th century freedom fighter, is still in the theaters. One has to suspect that this curious coincidence is inspired less by a sudden Hollywood interest in the murkier realms of British history than by an irresistible temptation...
...last several weeks, I have experienced two incidents that have put me in this reflective mood. First, I had an extended, private conversation with a friend about why I liked sports and sportswriting. Second, I made my 13th trip in 14 years to the Red Sox's home opener, digging up in the process some old memories of seasons past...
...first piece in the Tuesday night performance of the Alvin Ailey dance company's run at the Wang Center begins with the entire company dancing onto the stage dressed as monks. The costumes are in keeping with the music, a collection of songs and poems composed by renegade 13th-century monks who rejected their monastic vows. The robed dancers move onto the stage in an androgynous file...