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...words to his songs are predictablyself-absorbed and audacious. On the first track,"My Name is Prince," it's the same old Princetalking: "In the beginning God made the sea/ Buton the 7th day He made...

Author: By Danielle A. Phillip, | Title: Princely Smut | 10/29/1992 | See Source »

Power abhors a vacuum. At the close of the 7th century A.D., Iberia had almost become one. Its central administrative order, that of the Roman Empire, had long since dissolved. Over it, Visigothic laws and Christian rites had been superimposed. But as a political entity, Iberia was on the verge of collapse. Thus when the Arabs looked across the Mediterranean, they saw a vast territory spotted with squabbling factions -- Christians, Jews, Visigoths -- separated from Africa by a small strait and ripe for conquest. In 711 a mixed force of Arabs and Berbers under the command of Musa ibn Nusayr crossed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: When Spain Was Islamic | 7/20/1992 | See Source »

...SHELLING OF THE 7TH CENTURY CITY OF DUBROVNIK BY the Serbian navy during Yugoslavia's fighting last year has given rise to an unusual resolution to be voted upon at the global environmental conference in Rio next month. UNESCO has a list of 358 cultural and historical structures, ranging from the Acropolis, the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China to Vatican City, the Statue of Liberty and the Taj Mahal. UNESCO seeks to make war activities "which are intended, or may be expected, to cause long-term or severe damage to the properties" a war crime under the Geneva...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nonrenewable Resources | 5/11/1992 | See Source »

...team's spring season got off to a very shaky start with losses to 20th ranked Rice, 7th ranked North Carolina and 15th ranked Miami in March, resulting in the team's ranking plummeting from eleventh to eighteenth...

Author: By Ishani Maitra, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tennis Teams Kick Off Ivy Season Against Columbia, Penn | 4/10/1992 | See Source »

...imitation is the highest form of flattery, then U2, Sting and Blues Traveler should feel gleeful upon hearing "St. Stanislaus of East 7th." Gutterboy seeks to combine the masterful musicianship of all three, but in an amazing musical feat somehow manages to dilute their power instead of combining the enormous talent...

Author: By Marc D. Zelanko, | Title: Mere Imitation of the Stars | 4/9/1992 | See Source »

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