Word: bents
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...they're not in it for the thrill of the kill, poachers are often bent on making some money. Bighorn-sheep horns, for example, can bring up to $60,000 on the U.S. black market; a large, balanced set of elk antlers, $10,000. In Japan, black bear gallbladders, treasured as an aphrodisiac, are literally worth their weight in gold. The illegal reptile, amphibian and snake markets in Southern California and Florida have been growing as well because of heightened collector demand in Asia...
...events of “Bent,” showing at the Loeb Ex through Oct. 15, are rooted in historical fact. Yet protagonist Max, played by Joseph “Jack” Cutmore-Scott ’10, is powerful largely because of his sense of disbelief and his desire not to acknowledge what is happening, especially during the play’s wrenching second...
...Holocaust,” it’s tough to know exactly what the audience is in for. Rachel E. Flynn ‘09, a comparative study of religion concentrator from Quincy House, is directing Martin Sherman’s 1979 play, “BENT,” which will run from October 5-13 in the Loeb Experimental Theater. BENT follows the life of a gay couple during the Holocaust, focusing on everything from the hilarious foibles of romance to the chilling reality of death."It seems at the outset to be a play about these...
...moral authority to the movement; they are leading the protests. The shift is significant, particularly for a junta that has tried to burnish its influence by linking itself to Buddhism. Burma's government-run newspapers regularly display generals lavishing money on building new pagodas and monasteries. "The junta has bent over backwards to show how good Buddhists they are," says Josef Silverstein, a Burma expert at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "For them to legitimize a crackdown, they will have to prove that the protests are being led by misguided monks who are actually misusing Buddhism...
...this for a 21st century romance: Dr. Laura Minikel met Bent Balle on an airplane in 2000--she returning to the U.S. from practicing medicine in Africa, he escorting his parents on holiday from their native Denmark. Minikel and Balle chatted throughout the 11-hour flight and later met for coffee near her home in San Francisco before Balle returned to Denmark. They fell in love (through e-mail) and married in 2005 (in person), celebrating in four cities with friends and family. Are they happy? Yes. Are they together? Not exactly. Minikel, 37, remains in California to practice obstetrics...