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...power behind the throne,? she told the New York Times in 1986. ?She helped her husband out. Mother always knew best, too.? Spoken like a real-life good wife, good mother and do-gooder. But Jane was also a career woman, embodying an ideal of feminine grace and pluck that may seem antique today but was a beacon for her age. She was a great lady, a terrific person. And I?d say that even if I thought that, if I did, Jane would reach out from the beyond and punch...
...checks and balances, abused state power, blocked access to information and violently suppressed peaceful protests. Can you still call that democracy? We want democracy in practice as well as in form. Thaksin's manipulation so deeply divided Thailand that the coup can be regarded as a coup de grace, not a coup d'état. The military did not tear up our constitution and harm our democracy, since we had already materially lost them during the past five years under Thaksin's regime. Suwimon Issararaksa Bangkok...
...shared experiences that bind Europe together were revealed once more. That process, to be sure, was not always painless - the long war of the Yugoslav succession saw to that - but in comparison to the sadness and division after World War II, Europe is now in a state of grace, peaceful and united. It is a lucky continent, a place in which horrors such as those that took place in Budapest 50 years ago now seem scarcely conceivable. But they happened - and in parts of the world less happy than Europe, they happen still. And so if there is one true...
...orchestra. The violin writing abounds with expressive portamentos and sliding glissandos, often evoking both traditional Asian music as well as the Blues. It’s easy to become indulgent and overly sentimental when playing music like this, but Silverman never succumbs to that level. Instead, he plays with grace and restraint, making the occasional outburst even more ecstatic and satisfying for the listener.Silverman plays a much more rhythmic and syncopated line in the second movement, “Sri Moonshine.” The jazzy and chromatic melody plays in rhythmic counterpoint with the piano, harp, percussion, and brass?...
...Murthy ’08 did a presentation on Bharata Natyam, a classical form of Indian dance. Representatives from the Bulgarian Club, donning vibrant traditional outfits, opened the event with a lively lesson about their dance, the Danube Horo. Although volunteers who joined the dancers exhibited varying levels of grace and coordination, the circular dance quickly took shape. Next, Candela Salsa presenter Nicole M. Gandia ’09 urged attendees to “loosen up and let go” as she dazzled them with Los Angeles-style salsa, which several students seemed to pick up quickly. According...