Word: arabian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., HarvardSquare, 876-6837. "Arabian Nights" at 8 p.m.,"Canterbury Tales" at 5:45 p.m. and "TheDecameron" at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16."Vanya on 42nd Street" at 3, 5:20, 7:40 and 10p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18,with a Saturday matinee at 12:45 p.m. "TaxiDriver" at 3:30 and 7:55 and "Silence of theLambs" at 1:15, 5:40 and 10 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.19. "Atlantic City" at 3:40 and 7:50 and "LocalHero" at 1:30, 5:40 and 9:45 on Monday...
STOCKHOLM: Gift Horses Swedes are upset over the death of three Thoroughbred Arabian horses--victims, they say, of bureaucratic intransigence. The animals were an official present to Sweden from the chief of Pakistan's armed forces. Because Swedish law prohibits the direct import of horses from Asia, arrangements had been made to quarantine the animals in Estonia for six months. While the horses were in transit, Estonia changed its mind, and the animals were flown instead to Stockholm, where the Agriculture Ministry ordered them destroyed. ``It is awful,'' said a Stockholm resident. ``Imagine killing such beautiful living creatures...
...ageless panache of the 36 Rockettes in five precision prances, notably as a parade of wooden soldiers and as Raggedy Anns whose letter blocks eventually spell out merry christmas and a happy new year. A new version of The Nutcracker, with teddy bear dancers as sugar plum fairies, Arabian houris and Chinese pandas, is delicate, funny, winning. The climactic Nativity tableau -- teeming with camels, sheep, donkeys and some robust piety -- is bold enough to remind the audience who the real star of Christmas is. And, yes, there's a brisk, fanciful version of the Scrooge story -- in 12 minutes...
...barren deserts of the Middle East that yielded Bechtel's biggest prize to date--oil. The company seized upon the opportunity by building much of the Arab world's modern oil-producing infrastructure. McCartney reports that even as Bechtel was working hard to establish cozy ties with Saudi Arabian King Ibn Saud, former employees of the company were involved behind the scenes. Several worked for the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a government agency that subsidizes American corporate ventures abroad, to facilitate financing for the enormous projects...
...Birmingham and mixing with unemployed young people attending a training program in Norfolk funded by one of his charitable trusts. He was also shown as an intrepid foreign traveler. On camera he projected an awkward charm, both endearing and genuine. In a Bedouin tent on the edge of the Arabian desert, he sipped camel's milk from a plastic cup. In Mexico he picked at a gooey plate of lamb. "I always dread having something like that," he said, "in case it is laced with chilies, which then rather ruins the rest of your...