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Word: evens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...forget. The women of Athens and the other Greek city-states, disgusted with the unceasing Peloponnesian War, vow not to have sex with their husbands until the men make peace. In further protest, the women seize the Acropolis for the duration of the war. The original play is rude, even by modern standards, with men walking around with long phalluses and not-so-veiled references to sexual acts...

Author: By Michael E. Silver, | Title: Pity Aristophanes | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...first two minutes, you begin to sense the shape of things to come. Later, you will hear Lysistrata pronounced as both li-si-stra-ta and leye-si-stra-ta, but by then the mispronounciation will seem only a minor quibble. Demos' portrayal of Dionysus is pompous, even smug, as it should be, but his pretentious remarks about respecting the sanctity of Aristophanes' play, whether performed in Athens or the Winthrop JCR, rings hollow. Director Estrada didn't, why should...

Author: By Michael E. Silver, | Title: Pity Aristophanes | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

Berrios said the U.S. Congress controls the Puerto Rican minimum wage and labor laws and added "They even tell us what kind of sausages we can eat. That's a colony--the U.S. commands everything in Puerto Rico...

Author: By David R. Merner, | Title: Puerto Rican Leader Attacks United States Domination | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...response to the shooting of two Marines in Puerto Rico on Monday, Berrios said, "We deplore this type of action, even though the majority of the people are against American naval bases in Puerto Rico...

Author: By David R. Merner, | Title: Puerto Rican Leader Attacks United States Domination | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

...Even Iran...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Red Auerbach Touts Hoop Diplomacy | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

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