Word: bris
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Characteristically, Baryshnikov worried about whether his greatest technical feat, the showstopping, leg-beating skitter across the stage called a brisê, was dramatically justified. "Do you think it made a bad impression?" he asked after the show. "The interpretation is mine, but the step is in the ballet. It's the last gasp of a soul...
...bearded, black-frocked Lubavitchers are followed on their way through their daily life-pausing to pray in a delicatessen, arguing fine points of the Talmud in a yeshiva, gathering for a discourse from their revered leader, Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, in the synagogue. But there are also splendid celebrations. A bris-the ceremony of circumcision-is majestic and moving. And a rollicking, dancing wedding party, the beards flying as the festive crowd reels to Hasidic tunes, may be the best single moment in the entire series...
...town fought back, gathering signatures on a save-the-Chicken petition. Many wives signed, responding to the old argument that morality aside, the house had provided a necessary outlet that protected respectable girls from rape. Flournoy supported the petition drive and even considered a personal appeal to Bris coe. But in the end he did his duty with a telephone call to Edna that ended 130 years of tradition in La Grange...
When the Crimson asked Yale All-American Dick Jonron if he sought ravage, he said, "No." When we asked him if his failure to have a good game against Harvard gave him added incentive, he said. "No." And when we asked him if he considered Harvard quarterback Bris Crone, three-time conquerer of Janron teams, to be a nemesis, he said, "No." Jauron's sophomore running mate Tyrol Hennings added, "Nobody but the writers thinks Crone has any special powers over Yale...