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...hard to think of an epic more dazzlingly splendid, and strangely forgotten, than The Adventures of Amir Hamza. Although it is some 10 centuries old, the work's first major English translation was published only at the end of last month, finally bringing to the world the legend of the reputed uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. A radiant warrior who saved kingdoms, wooed princesses and journeyed to fantastical realms, Amir Hamza was cherished in the courts of India's Mughal emperors and celebrated in places as far flung as present-day Georgia and Malaysia. But of late, his memory...
...learn, for one thing, not to take the Cleveland Indians of the world lightly, but rather to give them their due. We should learn not to confound our institution’s legend with our own successes and failures—neither to gloat over our Harvard predecessors’ glory, nor to feel unworthy when we try our best and still fall short of their accomplishments...
...producer Matthew M. Spellberg ’09 conjured this colorful ensemble and blended music with action to create a satisfying, if somewhat uneven, experience of theater from another epoch.Love is indeed the driving force behind this unusual, three-centuries-old interpretation of the King Arthur legend. There are no heroic quests for the Holy Grail, only a very human Arthur (Adam Friedman) who reluctantly leaves his bride, blind Princess Emmeline (Victoria J. Crutchfield ’09), to fight against the Saxons. He then overcomes various challenges to recover her when she is kidnapped by his archenemy, Oswald, King...
...play for? Your grandmother or a WNBA point guard?”But Hallion needed only to look up at the banners hanging from the rafters in the Westwood gymnasium to answer that question.Before coaching the Crimson to 10 Ivy League titles in 26 seasons, Delaney-Smith was a legend in Massachusetts high school basketball, making a name for herself at Westwood—the same school where Hallion proved her mettle nearly 20 years after Delaney-Smith’s departure. The coach led Westwood to a state title, six undefeated regular seasons, and the record for most consecutive...
This story features a man named Prince, an actual (Saudi) prince, a billionaire financial legend, a former Treasury Secretary and a British knight with a German accent. That, plus tens of billions of dollars in losses and a financial crunch that Americans may feel for years...