Word: nelsons
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...From their origins with 12th century religious pilgrims to the DON'T ATTACK IRAQ badges of last year's antiwar marchers, the little buttons have long signaled support for, or opposition to, leaders, beliefs and causes. They can also be just for a bit of fun. Along with FREE NELSON MANDELA, SOLIDARNOSC (Polish for Solidarity) and TROOPS OUT, the museum also proudly houses DOWN WITH PANTS and the all-encompassing, albeit nonsensical, GAY WHALES AGAINST RACISM...
...absence of key personnel also hurt the Crimson’s women, as No. 8 Harvard finished thirteenth out of 15 at the Stu Nelson Women’s Regatta at Connecticut College...
Thus was born The Incredibles, a fantasy rooted in familiar family angst. The town has turned against superheroes--in part because of rising insurance premiums from unwanted rescues--so Mr. Incredible (voiced by Craig T. Nelson), his bride Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) and their kids Violet (Sarah Vowell) and Dash (Spencer Fox) have gone into some witless protection program. The Parrs, as they are known, now endure a subpar life. Dash is punished at school for flashing his gift of meta-speed. Violet, who can disappear, is invisible to the boy she adores. Mom, now called Helen, copes with raising...
...war—- “Weapons of Musical Destruction.” The group features Lassus’s “Tragico tecti syrmate,” Billings’s “Chester,” Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass,” Vaughan Williams’s “Dona Nobis Pacem,” and works by Handel, John Adams, Kurt Weill, and Pete Seeger. Tickets $25-$35. First Congregational Church, 11 Garden St., Cambridge...
Nonetheless, the Half Nelsons, who have a rock/indie feel, have continued to grow—they practice 3 to 4 times a week for upcoming shows and they have one CD under their belt. The song writing is done primarily by the Nelson brothers—both write the music, and Erik writes the lyrics. One song, “Telepathetic,” was written about his girlfriend’s roommate. Erik explains, “It’s about a type of Harvard girl, you walk up to her and you know the conversation...