Word: lions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pioneer in the form of sonnet we now call Shakespearean; another uncle translated Ovid's Metamorphoses, the source of much Shakespearean allusion. He would be hailed as poet and playwright and become patron of an acting troupe. Finally, what if our nobleman had on his crest a lion that holds out a paw and, ah yes, shakes a spear...
...congregation pulled old records from the cabinet. Reassured by the immediacy of older artists like Baez and the Charles River Valley Boys, the audience proceeded to transform that sense of legacy into a sense of destiny as newer acts like the hard-boiled romantic Ellis Paul and bushy, lion-headed Pamela Means sang new songs, personal and bitterness-free...
Freshman guard Drew Gellert played the lion'sshare of bench minutes for the second straightgame, getting five rebounds and four assists in 22minutes as the third guard in relief of juniorDamian Long...
...home teams, the boom in top-of-the-line sport-utility vehicles has helped expand the market for luxury in new directions and fatten the profits of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler as Motown-made Navigators, Expeditions and Grand Cherokees have amassed the lion's share of the SUV segment. Last year SUVs accounted for 17.7% of overall Big Three sales, up from 12.7% five years ago. But even that segment is under pressure. In Detroit this week BMW is unveiling its X5, a so-called sport-activity vehicle that combines the company's vaunted performance with a light truck...
...enjoyed the profile of the "Lion of Hollywood," Louis B. Mayer, who helped found Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. For those of us growing up in the mid-1930s in the New York metropolitan area, Hollywood films were not only cheap entertainment but lessons as well. We safely watched suitable family entertainment, and on Saturday afternoons had a four-hour treat. For 25[cents] we could watch two great movies plus a cartoon and an exciting weekly chapter of a serial. What a great escape! JOAN S. MARKOWITZ Larchmont...