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...born ballet dancer of his generation; of skin cancer; in Miami. In 1974 the 19-year-old son of Cuban immigrants became the first American male to win a gold medal at the International Ballet Competition. But Mikhail Baryshnikov's defection from the Soviet Union quickly overshadowed Bujones' feat--and the pair's later clashes at the American Ballet Theatre led Baryshnikov, who became the group's artistic director, to fire Bujones in 1985. A sought-after guest artist, he danced with 60 companies in 33 countries, partnering with Gelsey Kirkland, Natalia Makarova and others, and most recently headed...
...wears off? In basketball, wins often write the bottom line. The Hornets were tied for the second worst record in the NBA last year and probably won't fare much better this season. It's one thing to pack the place on opening night, quite another to repeat the feat at the April game against the Golden State Warriors, with both teams playing for nothing but pride...
...shellacking of Dartmouth, Dawson vaulted himself into first place on the Crimson all-time rushing list. In gaining his 3,335th yard on Saturday, he passed the previous mark of 3,330 yards set by Chris Menick ‘99. And Dawson accomplished his feat in less than three years. “I knew coming in that if I worked hard I would be able to make my mark on the record books, and that’s something I wanted,” Dawson said. “It feels great that the hard work you have...
...calculus, and about his disappointment with a losing season. I liked listening to the quarterback let down his guard. But he too had a little run-in with the school authorities involving a Volvo, several cases of beer, and a collision with the main gate. This was quite the feat, really, considering neither cars nor Coors were allowed on campus. After this clear pattern of suspect attachment followed by sudden abandonment, you’d think for sure I would wise up before college. Hard-working was the new black. It was so clearly the inside that counted. Prim boys...
...easy feat, right? At their best, the strikingly unique paintings and sculptures in “Stratification” challenge viewers to look for similarly hard-to-find layers. Drawn out of the museum’s archives, these seven pieces from contemporary German-speaking Europe feature concepts of “layering,” according to the exhibit description. But all too often, they come across as mere tricks...