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...award had an auspicious beginning: the Oscar-winning Marty, starring Ernest Borgnine, took home the first Palme d'Or in 1955 and deserved triumphs following soon after for Black Orpheus and Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita. But the design of the trophy itself had a less than stellar start; come 1964, the powers that be at the Festival decided that a return to the original prize was necessary due to copyright issues. The Palme was reinstated in 1975 and, with multiple design changes along the way, it has remained the award craved by auteurs worldwide...
...more than 250 Union soldiers had died. Digging up the soldiers' mass grave, they interred the bodies in individual graves, built a 100-yd. fence around them and erected an archway over the entrance bearing the words "Martyrs of the Race Course." On May 1, 1865, some 10,000 black Charleston residents, white missionaries, teachers, schoolchildren and Union troops marched around the Planters' Race Course, singing and carrying armfuls of roses. Gathering in the graveyard, the crowd watched five black preachers recite scripture and a children's choir sing spirituals and "The Star-Spangled Banner." While the story is largely...
...inch cubes (about 8 cups) 2 pounds ripe tomatoes at room temperature, cored, seeded and cut into ½-inch cubes (about 4 cups) 1 cup diced red onion 12 fresh basil leaves, shredded 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar Salt and freshly ground black pepper...
...pound baby artichokes 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, sliced thin (about 1 ½ cups) Salt Freshly ground black pepper 10 large eggs ¼ cup milk 1 ½ cups cubed (½-inch) day old bread with crusts removed...
...Although his appointment as superintendent was met with controversy when the School Committee passed over Deputy Superintendent Carolyn L. Turk—a black woman and longtime leader in the district—for the position, Young will likely enjoy an early honeymoon, with even some of Turk’s backers expecting tremendous results from...