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...Iraq's upset victory over highly rated South Korea has earned it a showdown on Sunday against - boy, do the gods of soccer ever have a wicked sense of humor - Saudi Arabia. The news drew tens of thousands of Iraqis of all stripes out onto the street in a joyous celebration, which was tempered by two suicide bombings that killed more than 50 fans...
...Aachi & Ssipak remind us of the joyous freedom of animation: the freedom its makers have, and the liberation of the audience from the timid constraints of 90% of live-action films. The animators' motto might be: We draw you in. And in that magic or toxic world, anything is possible. Can a dream resolve our waking dilemmas? Can excrement induce ecstasy? Can duck sing a gay version of The Pirates of Penzance? Can a rat be a chef? In animation, the answer is always...
...last official act before a three-month sabbatical, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams chose a joyous one. He ordained the Reverend Canon Humphrey Southern as a new bishop. The ceremony took place in London's St. Paul's Cathedral, and the crowd smiled to see Williams, the tousle-headed, professorial leader of the Church of England and titular head of its global offshoot, the Anglican Communion, reveling in his mellifluous baritone as he prayed, sang and performed the rite of ordination. "Will you strive for the visible unity of Christ's Church?" asked Williams. Answered Southern, "By the help...
...can’t thank you enough for this opportunity,” Amaker said at his introductory press conference. “I certainly feel like it is going to be a joyous ride...
...this world I would rather have take the ball [than Simmons]. She’s always so poised under pressure.” Simmons successfully aimed her free position shot to the right side of the goal and gave the Crimson the 12-11 victory. The win put a joyous exclamation mark on the season for Harvard, capping off a period in which the Crimson won 3 of 4 games. —Staff writer Tyler D. Sipprelle can be reached at sipprell@fas.harvard.edu...