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...spectacular scenes all presented in the vast screen panorama of IMAX. Some are very striking taken from air, showing the immense multitude that has congregated in their white garb – a reference to their attire on the Day of Judgment – circumambulating the sacred Ka??aba, the black cube, the House of Abraham and Ishmael. It all harks back to the foundation of Judaism, Christianity and Islam...
...16th century Iranian folio that features a bold orange illustration of the lovers and artfully arranged text spanning across the book’s center. Colorful as any children’s book today, another book’s illustration, “Majnun Visits the Ka??aba,” features Majnun, hands extended, approaching an uncovered, white Ka??aba. Looking at this early 19th century folio from Iran, it’s easy to imagine the excitement an original reader must have felt when flipping through the pages for the first time.Overall, the exhibit...
...cerebral reflection on love, happiness, faith, and the dazzling power of language to construct and re-construct the reality in which we live.“Snow” opens with the illusion of omniscient narration. “I’m an old friend of Ka??s and I begin this story knowing everything that will happen to him during his time in Kars,” our narrator—who will later identify himself as “Orhan”—informs us.Ka, a poet and occasional journalist, has returned...
...Ka??ron Barnes era is over at Cornell, leaving behind a group of solid shooters and role players who will need to fill a huge void. Lenny Collins and Cody Toppert will be the new keys on offense, but neither has the scoring ability of Barnes. Air Force transfer Ryan Rourke should help out immediately on the offensive end of the floor, and Eric Taylor will be called upon to anchor the interior. Cornell has the talent to make a push for that last upper division spot behind Princeton, Penn and Yale, especially if Rourke makes...
Cornell (11-12, 6-4 Ivy) guard Ka??Ron Barnes had one final chance to tie the game after junior guard David Giovacchini—who tied his career high of fourteen points—hit both of his free throws to put Harvard up by three with five seconds left in regulation. But Barnes’ desperation shot from behind the arc bounced harmlessly off of the rim, and Cornell couldn’t control the rebound before time ran off the clock, securing the upset for the Crimson...