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...most famous Nativity anecdotes were gathered together in the 13th century by Jacobus de Voragine in The Golden Legend, a compilation of saint stories that became a medieval bestseller. Among other things, Father Jacobus reports that the water of a Roman spring turned to oil on the day Christ was born. But the most touching Nativity tales turned up in 14th century English mystery plays. In the York Cycle, a medieval playwright gives Mary rhymed lines that brilliantly extend the spirit and simplicity of Matthew and Luke: Now in my soul great joy have I am all clad in comfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: That's Showbiz? | 12/17/1979 | See Source »

...challenges await: a mid-February dual meet with perennial national power Indiana; the defense of Harvard's Eastern League and Eastern Seaboard Championship titles; and an opportunity, in the friendly atmosphere of Blodgett Pool, to improve upon last season's 13th place NCAA finish...

Author: By John S. Bruce, | Title: Swimmers Ready for Season's Challenges | 11/20/1979 | See Source »

...back, and you aren't gonna like it! No more booze. No more Big Macs. No more rock music. No more television. No more sex. You're gonna get on that plane at Kennedy, and when you get off in Tehran, you're gonna be back in the 13th century. How you gonna like that?" The Iranians, who stared back glumly, did not respond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blackmailing the U.S. | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...comers in the vote, but his margin slipped--he only beat his liberal namesake David by 26 votes. Relying on his strong personal network, Walter Sullivan, an assistant clerk of courts whose father served as a councilor at the tail end of the Depression and who is entering his 13th term on the board, will keep his seat as long as he wants it--more than can be said for most of his independent mates...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Counting Change in Cambridge | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

...rest of the independents, it was a disastrous outing. Incumbent Lawrence A. Frisoli lost badly, finishing 13th in the original count. Frisoli tried to build an electoral base on non-existent soil--disenchanted condo owners. They either don't exist or didn't turn out to vote. Leaders of the Concerned Cambridge Citizens (CCC), a group that published no stands on issues but whose candidates were mostly opposed to rent control, found the same hard fact--the traditional city voting blocs, be they liberal or ethnic, are very hard to penetrate. The only candidates useful as barometers...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Counting Change in Cambridge | 11/13/1979 | See Source »

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