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Among the many liberties American society affords us all is the freedom to walk on the grass. It is a freedom often taken for granted by those native to these parts, but for those of us who hail from the other side of the Atlantic, it is quite astonishing to see those libertines studying, sleeping, convening and playing on the green surfaces of the Yard. It is not, however, a practice of which I approve. Rather, I tend to see the grass as a potential source of pride for our beloved University...
Back at the Square, Lannon, Flynn and Melvin struggle to hail a cab on Bow and Arrow Streets. “Next time we do this, we’ll rent a limo,” says Lannon...
...policy of scorched communists." So it can be chilling to watch Ríos Montt, 77, a candidate in the Nov. 9 presidential election, arrive at those same towns in a convoy of campaign helicopters, greeted by firecrackers. But many, if not most, of the local Mayas not only hail Ríos Montt as their man - they absolve him of any guilt for the atrocities. "It's just a black campaign against him," says Catalín Pastor, an Ixil Maya in traditional garb, as she mounts the stage for a Ríos Montt rally in San Juan...
Churrascarias are essentially glorified Brazilian barbecues. When you sit down, a brief nod tells the staff you know the drill: all-you-can-eat for a $19 fee. Vast skewers of various kinds of meat are circulated throughout the evening, and diners can hail down passing rump steak and pork loin as if they were vacant taxis. The attentive waiters and waitresses slice the meat onto your plate and will continue to do so until you—very firmly—instruct them to cease and desist. It’s a competitive eating race—the winner...
...Tropics (Oct. 3-Jan. 19) offers brilliant confirmation of Gauguin's primary role in the liberation of color in modern art. From his first 1891-93 voyage alone, the show brings together 15 major works now scattered around the world, including Woman With a Mango from Baltimore; the audacious Hail Mary - a Tahitian Madonna in a red sarong with the child astride one shoulder - from New York; Philadelphia's stunning There is the Temple, with its daffodil hillside against a cerulean sky, and others from Copenhagen, Buffalo, Madrid, Moscow, Paris and St. Petersburg. The result is a spellbinding symphony...