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The basic storyline of Giselle follows a peasant girl, Giselle, who is cruelly betrayed. She discovers that her poor lover is not who he appears and is already engaged to another woman. Upon learning the truth, Giselle goes mad with grief and dies after a fit of frenetic dancing.

Author: By Erin K. Kelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Giselle: Beautiful Dance of Death | 2/22/2002 | See Source »

If this weren’t tragic enough, Giselle’s spirit then enters a fantastic world of limbo where she must dance every night with other maidens who have experienced the same heartache. If any man crosses their path, these women, the Wilis, revenge themselves by forcing him...

Author: By Erin K. Kelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Giselle: Beautiful Dance of Death | 2/22/2002 | See Source »

In our own day, the posthumous release of art is often much more venal and often equally selfish. What Augustus wanted was power, fame and immortality; by having the Aeneid published he achieved or helped himself to achieve, all three. What people want today is money and often there is...

Author: By Z. SAMUEL Podolsky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life After Death | 2/22/2002 | See Source »

It's no secret where the ex-Taliban lives. There are a few loyal Pashtun guards at the gate, their weapons hidden but ready. Khaksar says he heard recently that Mullah Omar and a few other Taliban ministers were trying to recruit a hit man to finish him off. "The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Has the CIA Snubbed a Top Talib? | 2/19/2002 | See Source »

--THE OUTLOOK Very good. Virtually no one dies of breast cancer within five years of treatment for DCIS. No one knows what percentage of DCIS lesions eventually become invasive

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of a Tumor | 2/18/2002 | See Source »

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