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...Conclusions based on test scores, whether statistically true or not, make a terrible assumption that's been repeated throughout history and been the cause of much grief in this world in general," he said...
Sainte Colombe's life is one of supreme sobriety where his only pleasure comes from exploring the boundaries of his grief. At times he can be a wickedly brutal father as when he locks his daughters in a cellar. Yet his daughters see their father as a hero making their relationship seem all the more Freudian. One touching moment comes when Sainte Colombe and his two daughters are giving a recital and Madeline, the oldest girl, eagerly tries to make her father smile while he maintains his mask-like grimace. As a patriarch, teacher and companion, Marielle's Sainte Colombe...
...score, the Common Reader is likely to be overwhelmed by The Western Canon. At the end of his book Bloom ticks off more than 3,000 works by some 850 authors, ranging from Gilgamesh (anonymous) to Angels in America (Tony Kushner), that merit an educated person's attention. Good grief. Even if each work could be read in a day -- and most can't -- boning up on the Western Canon as set forth by Bloom would take nearly 10 years uninterrupted by any of ^ the mundane details of life, such as jobs, friends and loved ones, and most meals...
...especially shocking blow to Estonia and Sweden; nearly all of the victims came from these two countries. Their families' grief provoked an ugly outpouring of questions about why the ship sank so rapidly. Inquiries are also being made about the Estonia's basic design, so similar to the scores of other roll-on, roll-off vessels with vast, open vehicle decks vulnerable to flooding from large loading doors fore and aft. Some analysts were suggesting the loss of the Estonia -- like that of the British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise in the Belgian port of Zeebrugge in 1987 -- means these...
Haitink's recording of the second symphony begins a little cold-blooded for my taste, perhaps adhering to Brahms' wishes of putting "a black edge around the score to give an outward show of grief," but it quickly picks up more and more of the infectious charm that characterizes this beloved piece...