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...bringing history, literally, to life, and having as much fun with it as it is computer-graphically possible to have, director Shawn Levy and Reno 911 writers Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon at least make it worth noticing. And perhaps preserving. Progress is good, but as the ancient Pharaohs knew, a good headdress never goes out of style...
...collective or ongoing guilt for the death of Christ and that anti-Semitism is wrong--all teachings the Pope undoubtedly affirms. It also pointedly quotes St. Paul's New Testament preaching that God never retracted covenants he made with the Jews before the birth of Jesus. This contradicts the ancient church claim that Christ replaced (or "superseded") the Jews' divine connection--a position that exposed Jews to some 1,700 years of none-too-gentle Christian evangelizing and conversion...
...Ancient Waters. Vermont's Lake Champlain is noting its quadcentennial. It's been 400 years since French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who charted the St. Lawrence River and founded Quebec City, hit Champlain's shores. There will be tours of the shipwrecks at the bottom of the lake, along with fairs and arts festivals around the lake through the rest of the year...
...performance will be called daring, because of the sexual intensity in her trysts with Dafoe and a long, nude masturbation scene in the forest. But she's an acute judge of the woman's character in the subtler moments as well. Her face, which resembles the woodcut of an ancient warrior, can express all the stark shades of desperation the script requires...
...strikeouts, saves, innings pitched (150.1), and opponent batting average (.183). She is seventh on the Harvard career strikeout list, and 12th in all-time wins. Brown was joined on the first team by junior outfielder Jennifer Francis, who led the Crimson with a .311 batting average, hitting .368 against Ancient Eight competition. Sophomore outfielder Emily Henderson, who led the Ivies in stolen bases with 15, was named to the second team. Co-captain and catcher Hayley Bock, sophomore second baseman Ellen Macadam, and junior third baseman Melissa Schellberg, who is also a Crimson sports editor, all received honorable mention...