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...DIED. BOBBY SHORT, 80, cabaret performer whose combination of swank elegance and boyish exuberance became a symbol of Manhattan sophistication, drawing glitterati from Woody Allen (who featured Short in two movies) to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor; in New York City. His Great American Songbook repertoire included stylish, raspy celebrations of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller. After first playing professionally at the age of 11 as the "Miniature King of Swing," he became a fixture for 36 years at New York's Carlyle Hotel Cafe, where he would have opened its 50th anniversary season...
DIED. BOBBY SHORT, 80, boyishly exuberant cabaret performer who became a symbol of Manhattan sophistication, drawing glitterati from Woody Allen (who featured Short in two movies) to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor; in New York City. With a repertoire that included raspy celebrations of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller, Short began his career at age 11 as the Miniature King of Swing and was a fixture at New York City's Carlyle Hotel for 36 years. After attempting to retire from that job last year, he planned to make this season his last...
Okay, there might not be a stark difference. But this is Harvard-Yale, not Michigan-Ohio State or Duke-UNC. What’s important, though, is that even among twins, the one that attends Harvard is more apathetic towards his rival school...
...teams, including such big-name schools as Texas A&M, UCLA, Duke and Stanford, Harvard came in third place, improving from their seventh-place finish last year...
During the first two days of competition, Harvard beat all five of its opponents, including Duke and Stanford, to move on to the Gold, or championship, Bracket...