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...usual, all the country's a summer stage, and Shakespeare is a frequent player on it. But just around the next curve, or beyond the highway bypass, are dramas that pay tribute to homespun heroes and celebrations that honor a bit of local lore. The stage is set. Take your pick. Herewith a sampling of the best, the most unusual, the most down-home, the most moving and the most fun that the country has to offer itself in this festive season...
...Texas lore, there is a defense for murder that goes like this: "He needed killing." Is there anything wrong with feeling great about killing 100,000 Iraqis who needed killing...
James's patented jumpers from the wing became a fixture at Briggs Cage. His leaners in traffic and graceful fast break finishes became a part of Harvard lore. His hardnosed rebounding and hustle in the open floor endeared him to Crimson fans...
...Something's Got to Give, a remake of the Cary Grant-Irene Dunne comedy My Favorite Wife, Monroe was cast as a woman, presumed dead, who returns after five years on a deserted island to find her husband (Dean Martin) remarried. The TV documentary shows that contrary to Hollywood lore, Monroe was not listless and drugged-out in her last film appearance. In fact, she looks terrific (she had lost 15 lbs. for the part) and seems alert and spirited in the clips -- especially in the famous nude swimming scene that landed her on magazine covers around the world...
...Harvard lore has it that the tree that once stood in front of the Lampoon's Bow St. "castle" was planted 25 years ago by former Cambridge Mayor Alfred E. Velluci in an act of revenge against the Lampy's high-jinks...