Word: finer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...What finer homage to Pianist Arthur Rubinstein on reaching 92? For 17 hours Radio France broadcast Rubinstein's greatest performances, followed by a live concert at Paris' Theatre des Champs Élysées programmed by the maestro himself. Age and approaching blindness apart, Rubinstein was well up to the celebration. "Composing a concert is like composing a menu," he announced, explaining his choices of Debussy, Bach, Rachmaninoff, Mozart and Schubert. "I believe in musical digestion. If you start with light pieces and play a 45-minute sonata after the interlude, it's like starting dinner with...
Patri J. Pugliese '72, co-founder of the Boston chapter of the SCA, said Saturday that society members attempt only "selective re-creation" of medieval times. The Boston chapter meets once or twice a month to enjoy the "finer aspects" of medieval life, including Arthurian revels and banquets, he said...
Joel Grey has never done finer work. His philosopher-clown seems to have wept beside the waters of Babylon, and he dances through the role with a balletic grace that makes him a Fiddler...
Once aptly described as "art to walk on," Oriental (or as some prefer, Islamic) rugs and carpets are enjoying a resurgence of popularity in the West. Indeed, the finer examples from Iran, Turkey and the Caucasus have become too valuable to walk on. The prices for some exceptional antique rugs have risen as much as 1000% during the past seven years, especially at auctions where oil-rich Middle Easterners are eagerly buying back the treasures of their heritage. The Splendor of Persian Carpets by E. Gans-Ruedin (Rizzoli; 566 pages; $85) shows off some spectacular examples whose color values...
From the outset of this marriage by convenience, man and wife try to get what they can out of each other. Julia shows Henry the finer points of gold prospecting, while he applies himself to Julia's education in bed. "You can always tell a virgin on account of the whites of the eyes aren't clear," Henry assures her. "I don't want to brag a lot, but I have on occassion put a gal or two in tune with nature." Undaunted, the feisty Julia spits back, "I'm sure nature is grateful...