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...indeed, approaching the ludicrous--that smile as we may at its follies, or denounce its barbarities, the truly monumental achievements of the Middle Ages have become too vast for us to cope with or even understand; we are too small and too afraid." Let me offer this as an ideal opening sentence to any question even tangentially nudging on the Middle Ages. And now, you see, having dazzled me, won me by your personal, involved, independently-minded assertion, your only job is to keep me awake. When I sleep I give C's. How? By FACTS. Any kind...
...told that Bloom had these same, intense, friendships and was fascinated by male companionship in general. Ravelstein's own companion, a forty-years younger Chinese intellectual named Nikki, is fiercely devoted to him. And yet there are hints that Ravelstein couldn't live up to the Greek ideal-him, the mature erastes, doting on his loving, ephebic eromenae and enjoying their beauty...
...most of the other shows on campus. In a small theater like the Ex (which practically comes with a built-in audience) this phenomena is only evident in the repetition of faces at most performances. In larger spaces like the Agassiz and especially the Loeb Mainstage, however, less than ideal ticket sales for excellent shows indicate more clearly the limited extent of the theater-going audience at Harvard...
UCITA's enactment in Maryland is unfortunate, but it is not too late to contain the damage. The Virginia process--enact first, study later--is far from ideal, but at least the study allows an opportunity for second thoughts...
...beautiful-but-deadly geisha. But it is in the continuation of politics by other means that Shogun really excels. Battles with neighboring daimyo are conducted in real time on landscapes realistic enough to reveal the shifting shadows of birds' wings. Your own bird's-eye view is ideal for commanding battalions of archers, ashigaru (foot soldiers) and samurai. Up to 7,000 soldiers can appear at the same time, each one moving independently, each one so detailed you see the color of his sandals. This is nothing less than interactive Kurosawa. Shame they don't make PC monitors in widescreen...