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...uncomfortable reminder of how far New Delhi is from breathing easy. Early evening, however, when the congestion eases and the monuments are illuminated, is a joy. For a quick history lesson, head southeast to the 16th century Humayun's Tomb. This red-and-white building is one of the finest monuments in the city and worth the trip alone. But the complex also contains the tomb of nobleman Isa Khan, considered by many to be New Delhi's finest Mughal monument. The neighboring zoo, nestled on the banks of the Yamuna River, with its formal gardens, makes it another haven...
...knew how to hector. "He turned out words and phrases in tumultuous torrent and inexhaustible abundance - inspiring, exhorting, moving, persuading, cajoling, thundering, bullying, abusing and enraging," writes Cannadine. Churchill's collected speeches run to 4 million words, including the great phrases "blood, toil, tears and sweat" and "their finest hour." His off-the-cuff gems were well-rehearsed, but they rallied Britain in its darkest hour...
...London also boasts the finest stage rendition I've seen of "A Streetcar Named Desire," with Glenn Close as Tennessee Williams' fractured heroine Blanche duBois. Physically, Close seems wrong: she is pointy of face, sinewy of frame. She lacks those soft features that Blanche wants caressed by soft lights; Vivien Leigh's lingering luster, in the first London production and in the 1951 movie, convinced audiences well into the third act that Blanche was right about the world, and the brute Stanley Kowalski (Brando) was wrong. Close's angularity telegraphs from her first entrance that Blanche...
...strong an addition as any recruit brought in by an Ivy team this year. But questions linger about his health after missing the entire Ivy season last year with a torn ACL ... The Spencer Gloger soap opera opens a new chapter this season. After enjoying one of the finest rookie seasons in school history, Gloger left for UCLA. Now he’s back and reportedly looked sharp during the team’s trip to Spain ... Look for Persia to take over the point guard responsibilities for Princeton now that Ahmed El-Nokali has departed ... Princeton will lean...
...strong an addition as any recruit brought in by an Ivy team this year. But questions linger about his health after missing the entire Ivy season last year with a torn ACL ... The Spencer Gloger soap opera opens a new chapter this season. After enjoying one of the finest rookie seasons in school history, Gloger left for UCLA. Now he’s back and reportedly looked sharp during the team’s trip to Spain ... Look for Persia to take over the point guard responsibilities for Princeton now that Ahmed El-Nokali has departed ... Princeton will lean...