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...Calasso's writing; but these feelings spring from Calasso's treatment of the stories as texts to learn from, not to snicker pre-pubescently at. Even more interesting is his incorporation of Western texts and ideas into a decidedly Eastern way of thinking. Thus Proust becomes a Vedic prayer-chant master; the great creator-spirit Prajapat faces Kafka-esque dilemmas that lead him to be compared to The Trial s K. The gods and mythical figures of Ka are not the heavy-handed, wrathful gods of the West. These are thinking, breathing creatures who can bitch and moan, laugh...
...this point, the two Johns jointly took the microphones and announced what they liked to call "The Battle for the Planet of the Apes." They instructed the audience to pump their fists in the air in time to the music and chant for alternately "apes" (representing the Johns), and "people" (representing the Dans), while the band played music by which to yell...
...Crimson's most popular and most frequent cheer--adopted from a popular Brazilian soccer chant--can be heard during matches, echoing from the Harvard bench...
...starts with the march to Ohiri Field for the home games. Harvard will break into its "Ol" chant or into a rendition of a popular '70s song as it marches onto its home turf...
...defense was Louis Farrakhan, the Black Muslim leader. At a rally in Chicago, addressing the Jews he blamed for Jackson's problems, Farrakhan brayed, "I warn you in the name of Allah to leave this servant of God alone," and the audience of Black Muslims broke into a chant, "Leave him alone! Leave him alone! Leave him alone...