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...first dramatic step was to sell the bishop's 17-room brick residence, which Topel did for $25,000. (As the legal "corporation sole" of the diocese, the bishop can dispose of diocesan assets as he sees fit.) He also sold his gem-studded crozier and pectoral cross. All profits were turned over to charity through a special ecumenical committee...
...been as true to life with her main characters as she is with her Manhattan settings and her bit parts. She loads the dice so heavily in Susan's favor that one wonders not only where the plot escaped to, but how one friend could be such a gem and the other such a turd. With all that's happening to Susan in her career and romantic life, it's not clear why she would feel such an acute sense of loss over friendship with Ann, or why that is supposedly the primary subject of the movie...
...crash was all the more humiliating, after the dizzying descent, because it came before their adoring fans, who came to cheer and stayed to boo. In Fenway Park, their beloved tiny gem of a stadium, the Boston Red Sox did the unthinkable: they lost four straight to the New York Yankees, their hated rivals, whiffing the breeze with their bats and booting grounders like soccer players. The tragedy had been unfolding for weeks, painfully, inexorably, the most fascinating horror story of the major leagues this year. The Red Sox had a 14-game lead over the Yankees just two months...
...Girl," which is more than you can say of the Globe sports pages. As you might expect, a show mixing Faust and the Yankees was combustible stuff on Broadway--one of its longest-running shows, in fact. Maybe the Devil helped light the fire. At any rate, this wacky gem bodes well (or should I say evilly?) to make a spirited evening (one hell of a pun, no?). At Eliot House Dining Hall, tonight through Saturday at 8; tickets at Holyoke Center or at the door...
...answer. The 12th-ranked squad, following a 1-2 start, came alive in its last three games to score 63 goals while holding the opposition to 15. Scalise has the offense--which alternates between a 1-4-1 setup and a rotating 2-2-2 system--working like a gem...