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...medieval Spanish setting. The grand set changes from scene to scene also succeed in creating a sufficiently fantastic backdrop for the lively choreography. The famous windmill from the novel appears in the second act and does not disappoint. Don Quixote’s hallucination of a smoke-enveloped Dulcinea in Act II Scene II, though haunting, is visually dark and gloomy against the otherwise cheerful performance. In the end, the sustained energy of the dancers throughout a technically challenging performance outshines any inconsistencies in plot or visual spectacle. Even if Don Quixote himself is sidelined as a character, the audience...

Author: By Claire J. Saffitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Quixote' a Fluffy Romp | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

...mass you've had to lug home from the grocery store for the family picnic. And it took only 10 years to breed. The fruit typically weighs 4 lbs. to 6 lbs., about the size of a large cantaloupe. Seedless, it's sweeter than its larger cousin. The competition: Dulcinea Farms of Ladera Ranch, Calif., grows a similar breed called the Pureheart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Fresh Ideas | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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