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Gracia Sánchez has always been part of a large family. The oldest of eight siblings, she is now a mother of four, from José Maria, 13, to Quique, 15 months. "We're not standard," she says with a laugh, sitting in her central Madrid living room as her two middle ones, Jacobo, 9, and Gracita, 7, carry in a plate of home-baked cookies. "People at work say, 'There's no way you have four kids!' " Her half-day job as a youth counselor allows her to drop off the kids at school and pick them...
...Which playwright has been most influential on your work? CME: Paula Vogel is my teacher and ran the MFA Playwriting Program at Brown, and then I guess Sarah Kane and Caryl Churchill. So many people. Though I have to say Shakespeare, of course. Beckett, and I think Maria Irene Fornes too, and I include her because her work has nourished an amazing flowering of the Latino theater...
...Peer says her most powerful weapon is that she's "strong, mentally." Most likely, it won't be the Arab spectators in Qatar who test her mettle but a formidable tennis rival, the glamorous Russian Maria Sharapova. When the two dueled recently in Israel, Peer whipped up the home crowd, which hooted and ridiculed the Russian's habit of grunting loudly when she slams the ball. Seething, Sharapova buckled down and demolished Peer, winning 6-1, 6-1. Peer was later scolded by Israeli sports officials for inciting the crowd against Sharapova. As she heads to Qatar, Peer may have...
Fellow Singapore delegate Maria S. Joseph, who described herself as “Democrat-leaning,” added that while “the Republicans showed a united front, [the] Democrats kept cutting into and contradicting each other...
...quest for Ivy League greatness, beating Columbia phenom and Olympic competitor Emily Jacobson. As has been consistently true throughout the season, the epee marked the weak point for the Crimson, falling, 6-3 to the Big Red and Lions, and 7-2 to the Bears. Junior co-captain Maria Larsson was the sole bright spot on the day, dropping just two bouts and going perfect against Cornell. “We pretty much did what I anticipated, although I was a little disappointed that the women lost to Brown,” Brand said. “Of course again...