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...Saturday, Harvard Aikikai will wake up audiences with a lively demonstration of Aikido throws and weapons techniques in the Science Center. According to Harvard Aikikai board member Yün-ke Chin-Lee ’10, Aikido is uniquely suited to performance at an arts festival, combining the grace and fluidity of dance with the explosive energy and dynamism of martial arts. Aikido, often translated as “the way of the harmonious spirit,” is not simply about overpowering the opponent. “The techniques emphasize subtlety over brute force, which is great when...
...sixth race—managed second and fifth-place finishes for second in the division.Meanwhile, freshmen Alan Palmer and Quincy Bock finished second and seventh in the B-division’s final two races on Sunday to notch a nine-place berth.BU TROPHYSophomore skipper Liz Powers and rookie Grace Charles charted the A-division boat to a sixth place finish in the BU Trophy regatta. And with freshman Matt Donelan and sophomore Drew Robb splitting time at skipper and sophomore Michelle Konstadt at crew of the B-division boat, the Harvard contingent took home fourth in the regatta.The...
...foul pit, with the set looming menacingly above on both sides. “We’re working with this idea that Sweeney and his fellow London workers are trapped in this cage of industry and they’re being put down,” set designer Grace C. Laubacher ’09 says. “It’s supposed to feel oppressive at times.” The complexity of “Sweeney Todd” makes any production a challenge. “It’s so many different things...
...many lesser lights built long careers without the charm Kinnear has shown in As Good As It Gets, Sabrina, Nurse Betty and Feast of Love. His appeal is an anachronism; perhaps he should go back to playing the suburban sexaholic he did in Autofocus. Or maybe his domesticated grace is more suited for a high-quality sitcom...
...they can't hang this all on the viewers. Yes, women have a higher bar to clear in TV news. In a February Harris poll, three of Americans' six least favorite news personalities were women (Couric, Nancy Grace and Barbara Walters), while only one was among the six most liked--Couric, at No. 6. (No African Americans were listed as disliked--because there were no African Americans in the poll, period.) But Couric is the only woman to solo-anchor a network evening newscast. To say that no woman can succeed at 6:30 because Couric couldn't would...