Word: cheerful
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...inherently hypocritical: fans want sports heroes to be more admirable than the rest of us. We used to worship athletes for being mightier, faster, greater than we could imagine. The day may come when we gather in stadiums-with our bought-and-paid-for brains, bodies and libidos-and cheer on players for making do with less...
This year’s Revels, directed by Patrick Swanson and George Emlen, brings French/Canadian cheer with music, dance, and rituals in celebration of the winter solstice. There will be fancy fiddling, clog dancing, bone playing, and audience participation in singing both carols and rounds. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, for $42/32/20. Shows through Dec. 19 in Sanders; normally 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and Thursday at 7:30pm...
...34th Christmas Revels again perform at Harvard for their traditional performance—this time, their act will include 18 performances of “French-Canadian winter cheer.” Directed by Patrick Swanson and music director George Emlen, the 2004 Revels feature Quebecois sensations Danse Cadence and others. Audience participation a must. Tickets available at the Harvard Box Office. Adults: $42, $32, $20. From Dec. 10 until Dec. 28. Sanders Theatre...
Many would call me a poor sport for being so quick to take issue with what’s clearly done in the spirit of holiday good cheer; but when I get upset that my Starbucks coffee now comes in a paper cup adorned with colorful Christmas decorations, I do so out of a genuine concern for the fate of what ought to be a very nice holiday. Not being Christian myself, I fear that my understanding of the true meaning of Christmas is grounded more firmly in Dickens than in reality, but there are a few things I know...
...Crimson gave its fans plenty of reasons to cheer and jeer their Bulldog counterparts. There was senior strong safety Ricky Williamson’s 100-yard interception return in the second quarter, a play that soured Yale’s first trip to the red zone and broke open the then 14-0 game. His scamper down the Bulldog sideline must have looked eerily familiar to onlooking Yale fans, who had witnessed senior wide receiver Brian Edwards shred the Bulldog special teams unit with a 53-yard punt return for a touchdown just over two minutes earlier...