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...cartoon classic. Plucky kids dream of breathless adventures in a rainbow kingdom. They will be animators, spin magical musical tales for children of all ages and make pots of money in video and burger tie-ins. But standing guard before the cartoon castle is the evil Cruella Di Sney. "The animated-feature franchise is mine, all mine!" she thunders. "Nobody does it better, and nobody better...
...passing of her judgment may have been a bit premature, however. Perhaps the character of the symphony did not lend great animation to Gatti's directing. Had he been standing in front of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, of which he was appointed Music Director in September, he may have exhibited more of the artistry that comes from being "a part of the drama" in conducting an operatic performance...
...Here, Di Cosmo is on a mission to increase interest in Inner Asia at a time when many universities have focused in other areas...
...Di Cosmo, who also runs the East Asian Studies sophomore tutorial, says he is trying to reach out to a broader population of undergraduates, perhaps with a Foreign Cultures Core course on the history of the "Silk Road...
...Di Cosmo says his research into the Inner Asian nomadic tribes have given him glimpses of a past rare in this age of transatlantic supersonic travel. He recalls a trip he made two years ago to visit Kazakh nomads in Xinjiang, the northwestern province of China...