Word: dragone
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...MAJESTY'S DRAGON...
NAOMI NOVIK A British naval captain boards a French warship (this being the Napoleonic era) and discovers a dragon's egg in the hold. This does not surprise him. In his reality, dragons are in common use by the military; popular breeds include Winchesters and Regal Coppers. But dragons bond at birth, and when the egg hatches at sea, our hero, Captain Laurence, must become the dragon's rider--which distresses him, since, as everyone knows, "no woman of sense and character would deliberately engage her affections on an aviator." Laurence's induction into the strange, insular world of 19th...
...using the Games for its original purpose, to promote accord between the people and countries of the world, remains. Instead, we have an unabashed celebration of corporate sponsorship, Nielsen ratings, and hollow jingoism. With painted plastic cows marching, hula-hooped acrobats flying, human playing-cards dancing, and even a dragon-shaped harp fire-blowing during opening and closing ceremonies, it is no wonder some have called the Games a comedy of the absurd, more akin to a third-rate circus than a gathering of the nations of the world to achieve a higher purpose. Today, instead of Coubertin?...
Gere was also ordered to demonstrate his prowess as a knight, a nod to his film “First Knight,” by “slaying the heart” of a large dragon, played by a cast member...
...against the Orange. However, Harvard would come up short amidst an offensive onslaught by Syracuse, losing 15-9 in its first game of the season. Throughout the first half, the Crimson (0-1) had no solution to the Orange offense, giving up eight goals in the first half. Caitlyn Dragon drew first blood for Syracuse (1-0), scoring off an assist from teammate Megan Mosenson, to give the Orange the early lead. Soon after, freshman Kaitlin Martin returned the favor. On a free position shot, Martin scored her first intercollegiate goal to even up the game at one goal apiece...