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Call me a purist, but as Christmas approaches, it's worth noting that the ancient and traditional idea of a holiday did not include attempted murders over PlayStation 3 or CNN advisories on how to beat "holiday stress." According to anthropologists, human festivities--probably going back to the Paleolithic era--featured the universal ingredients of feasting, dancing, costuming, masking and/ or face painting, for days at a time. These things didn't happen indoors, within the family circle, but around bonfires, in the streets or on the "dancing grounds" of prehistoric civilizations. Holidays bonded whole communities together, not just families...
...five-man squad, put on a gutsy display, winning three of his fourth matches in five games and finishing 4-0 for the weekend. “I played the best squash I could’ve asked for,” Sheth said. “I beat a lot of players that I’ve lost to in the past.” Harvard lost to the Philadelphia team 2-3 but then went on to beat the Yale teams by twin 3-2 margins. Against the Yale A Team, the Crimson was down 0-2 before...
...orchestra, especially through the marimba and xylophone. The inclusion of such familiar holiday tunes, along with a rendition of “Wipeout,” allowed the audience to better connect with the performance. In “Samba” the audience was given a beat to clap along with while the song was played, allowing the audience to become more engaged with the show. The balance of popular pieces, and more obscure and new works was great, giving viewers something new as well as something known.“Cups,” a THUD original production...
...Sorry, Princeton. Sorry that you have one overall loss compared to two for Yale. Sorry that you actually beat Yale, the only team in the Ivy League to do so. But most importantly, sorry that—because you play in the Ivy League—you’re forced to share your championship with the Bulldogs this season...
...what’s the best of them all? His honorary doctorate in fine arts from Knox College that he received in June 2006. The perk of having the degree? He’s now credited as Dr. Stephen T. Colbert, DFA in the Colbert Report credits. Damn, they beat Harvard...