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When Maazel introduced George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" to the audience, he told them that perhaps one day another composer would write a famous symphony entitled "An American in Pyongyang." Whatever ambivalence the North Korean audience may have felt until then evaporated. The crowd laughed - and applauded long and hard. "From that point on," Maazel would later say, "you could just feel the warmth in the room." For the Korean audience, however, the most powerful piece was the one the orchestra played last: Arirang, a traditional Korean folk anthem loved in both North and South...
...read an intro.) Surrounded by these dour subjects, Stewart did his best to keep the tone light. He alluded to the town's relief over the end of the writers' strike by saying, "Welcome to the make-up sex." He confided to the viewing audience what the crowd at the Kodak Theatre does during commercial breaks: "Mostly we sit here making catty remarks about how you look at home." After making the mandatory joke about front-row perennial Jack Nicholson, he added, "The compulsories are over." I still prefer Stewart hitting the rage button on The Daily Show...
...standing-room only crowd of over 1,400 contributors gathered in Boston yesterday to hear Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Hillary Clinton speak with the Rhode Island primary just eight days away. With event tickets costing $25 for students—half the price of general admission—Clinton highlighted her appreciation for the student support. “You deserve to have a president who is not just thinking about the next election but the next generation,” she said. Harvard Students for Hillary brought 14 volunteers to the event. “Our group made...
Though Richter’s goal sparked an already lively crowd, his offensive play was trumped only by his superb performance in net. Along with strong defense from the Crimson skaters, Richter held the Bulldogs scoreless except for one power-play goal in the 10th minute of the second period, when a shot by the Bulldogs’ Tom Dignard found...
...With Penn once again going on a 7-2 run late in the second to cut the lead down to 13, Jeremy Lin calmly dropped a leaning jumper to narrowly beat the shot clock at the 5:33 mark. Sophomore Dan McGeary followed on the next possession with a crowd-raising three pointer to push the lead back to 16.Harvard wasn’t troubled much throughout the night, especially considering its prowess from the free throw line. As Penn resorted to fouling in the last three minutes of the game, the Crimson stepped up and knocked down...