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...Virgin Blue,” Chevalier’s under-recognized literary debut—published in Britain in 1997 but not released in this country until 2003—tells the dual narratives of 16th-century Isabelle Tournier and her modern-day descendant, Boston-bred Ella Turner, two women who are linked by a haunting family secret...
...short, Ancient Eight basketball is slowly dying. Harvard coach Frank Sullivan, who in his 16th season at the school is currently the longest tenured coach in the Ivy League and the longest tenured in the Crimson’s history, has stated that the talent base of the league in general is no longer what it was, and Ivy teams have been beaten soundly in their recent forays into the NCAA tournament. This lessening in overall talent could conceivably lead to a lessening in the gap between the top and bottom teams, but that parity has to this point...
Apocalypto, set in 16th century Latin America, is more of the problematic same. By dawn's early light, a brutish Maya war party falls upon an Edenic jungle village--murder, rape and enslavement their goal. Among their captives is Jaguar Paw who, having hidden his pregnant wife and firstborn, narrowly escapes--a little divine intervention here--having his heart cut out by the Maya high priests. He is then given the opportunity to run to save himself (and his family), which involves a high degree of athleticism and a lot of skill at improvising killing tools from such simple materials...
What parents in blended families can't even out are the things their exes buy for their kids. When Rachelle got a new car for her 16th birthday, for example, Mariel and Jillian, who drive the family car, were upset. Ultimately, says their mother, they made their peace with it: "The kids realize they have separate households. It's part of the reality of their lives...
...tough battle against the nation’s #23 team should prove immediately valuable experience for this young Crimson team. 16th-ranked California awaits a Friday evening contest with Harvard as the host of this weekend’s Contra Costa Times Classic in Berkeley, Calif. The Crimson will face either Arkansas or San Jose State on Sunday evening before returning to Boston for a Tuesday night match-up with Boston University...