Word: monarchical
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...cunning sexpot who took the world by storm, spangled herself in gold and bent powerful men to her will. In other words, we think of her as Elizabeth Taylor. "Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth" would have us remember her first as the sober-minded and politically adroit monarch who confronted the growing might of Rome. Following a highly successful run at the British Museum in London, this show brings its ancient treasures and new insights to Chicago's Field Museum. In statuary of the 1st century B.C., Cleopatra is voluptuous but coldly imperial. In pornography produced...
...heraldic device of a prancing horse, a tumult of braying horns hailed the king as he sallied forth. But instead of a bloodstained battlefield the crowd filled a different kind of combat zone, the track at the Hungaroring near Budapest, to celebrate the latest victory of Michael Schumacher, monarch of every race circuit he surveys. The homage was fitting for the driver who has dominated Formula One racing for the past seven years. Despite occasional reservations about his tactics on the track, Schumacher is recognized as the best there is. His emphatic Aug. 19 win in the Hungarian Grand Prix...
...becoming alarmed by the Zimbabwe situation. South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki admitted in a BBC interview that Mugabe had ignored his attempts at "quiet diplomacy." The powerful Congress of South African Trade Unions has openly condemned the land grabs. Even King Mswati of Swaziland, Africa's only absolute monarch, has said Mugabe "has to be stopped." Two weeks ago, expressing "grave concern" about Zimbabwe, the 14-nation Southern African Development Community moved to set up a team to "engage in dialogue" with Mugabe and his government. There is little evidence the message is getting through. But if Mugabe were...
...Henley Royal Regatta was founded in 1836 and has been raced every year since then outside of the two World Wars. The regatta is termed “royal” because it received royal patronage from Prince Albert in 1851 and the ruling monarch has served as patron in the years since...
...them wondering what will become of the formerly elder-respecting, ancestor- worshipping, opposite-sex-avoiding youth. Traditionalists and monarchists lay blame for the nascent dissolution on the liberalism engendered by a 10-year-old democracy that has already seen 10 Prime Ministers. King Birendra ruled Nepal as an absolute monarch until 1990, when he was forced by violent protests to step down in favor of a constitutional monarchy. But critics have assailed the new democratic values, saying they encourage people to do whatever feels right, regardless of the consequences: dump the Prime Minister, take a bribe, kiss your partner before...