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...That very incident is at the center of the latest controversy, after an Italian comedian used an annual city concert in Rome to blast the Pope. Andrea Rivera, one of the MC?s of the concert, said to some 700,000 youths and a national television audience: "I can't stand the fact that the Vatican refused a funeral for Welby but that wasn't the case for [Chilean dictator Augusto] Pinochet or [Spanish dictator Francisco] Franco." He also tried this one-liner: "The Pope says he doesn't believe in evolution. I agree, in fact the Church has never...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vatican Fires Back at Critics | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

...Rivera?s remarks may not have belonged at this feel-good concert, and it?s not surprising that Osservatore rushed to the Pope?s defense. But clearly, at a time when there is all too much actual terrorism in the world, the newspaper overreached with its analogy. Even Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi seemed to recognize Osservatore?s excess when he subsequently downplayed Rivera?s comments as simply ?foolish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vatican Fires Back at Critics | 5/3/2007 | See Source »

...pops orchestras is that we put on a show that’s theater. We’re sort of a hybrid,” says Elizabeth S. Weinbloom ’07. Weinbloom is a cellist and script writer for the group’s upcoming Arts First concert on Sunday, May 6. “We don’t know of any other orchestra group that works the way we do.” Since its inception in 1996, the Harvard Pops Orchestra has been presenting themed concerts, often pun-based. They’ve ranged from...

Author: By Benjamin C. Burns, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pop Music for Time Travelers | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

House: Cabot Concentration: English and American Languages and Literatures Hometown: Richmond, VA Ideal Date: Zhang Ziyi, Anna Karina, and I go to a concert. I make jokes and they laugh and touch my arm. Best way for a guy/girl to get your attention: “Whoa, are those eyes for real?!” Where to find you on a Saturday night: Surrounded by an entourage of adoring girls and approving chums, I set fire to Mather House on a whim and pee it out. Everyone cheers and then we all go out for ice cream because I have...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: scoped! | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

...Despite the grueling work involved in preparing this piece, Holden Choirs’ associate conductor, Dr. Kevin C. Leong (a graduate of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) believes that this experience will be rewarding to all involved. “When I first performed in a concert of the Mahler 2, I really felt like my life had been changed,” Leong recalls. “It’s such a big work. It’s such an emotional work.” He also hopes that experience will be replicated for this year?...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Their Powers Combined... | 5/2/2007 | See Source »

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