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...gravest sins of the imperial brats are committed against China's tradition of filial piety. When little Minmin's parents asked their only son to empty the family chamber pot, he poured out only a third of the contents. "I've done my part," Minmin said. "You're responsible for the rest." Some single children have even threatened to commit suicide if parents do not meet their demands. However, most do not have to resort to such extremes. Pampering is built into what is called the "four-two-one syndrome" -- four grandparents and two parents, all doting on an only...
...change from Lamont, which, incidentally, is the most hideous building in the Western Hemisphere. As Alice pointed out "what are books without pictures and conversation." The Fogg library is well equipped to satisfy your need for both. Lastly, for those who prefer their media mixed, there are also free chamber music concerts at 6 p.m. and gallery talks at 7 p.m. on the museum collections every Thursday evening...
...troops clattering through the night to seize a baby from his crib and place him on the throne; the Emperor's English tutor (Peter O'Toole) flapping through the streets on his bicycle; an Emperor and his bride (the lovely, fragile Joan Chen) overwhelmed by their huge wedding chamber; the great courtyard filled with wailing eunuchs, dismissed by their ruler; a tennis court, so strangely out of place in these precincts and yet the locale where Pu Yi hears that he has been deposed -- all of this is Bertolucci at his effortless best, a man from whom unforgettable visual metaphors...
Besides the academic benefits to students, Director of the Northern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce Thomas King said he hopes Mass-MoCA will bring increased business, employment and tourism to the area...
...Monday, the North Berkshire Chamber of Commerce brought the House speaker's Boston office a petition with more than 10,000 signatures, calling for the passage of the bill...