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...your sister and the people of Lyari are my own," she told the crowd. "The way you stood behind me, I would stand beside you forever." The crowd erupted in cheers, and an overenthusiastic supporter fired a traditional shot in the air to celebrate. Immediately the object of the crowd's adoration was bundled back into the car, and the motorcade zoomed away...
...tango scholars to define their object of study and you’re likely to get three different answers. For some, it’s a melodic language of nostalgia and loss. For others, it’s the synchrony of two bodies in motion. And for some, it’s a symbol of passion and possession deeply interwoven in structures of social authority. At 3 p.m. this afternoon, the curtain will rise on “Tango! Dance the World Around: Global Transformations of Latin American Culture,” a weekend conference in Radcliffe Yard that will...
...since the catastrophic blazes of 2003 - the state set aside $850 million for this year - when a megafire like this one strikes, officers on the ground quickly hit the limits of what they can do. "You're putting people between the unstoppable force of a wildfire and the immovable object of a home," says Timothy Ingalsbee, executive director of Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology. "That's as unsafe a position as you can be in as a firefighter...
...there are few better engines of transformation than laughter, which can turn a king into an object of ridicule as easily as it can elevate mere affection to love. Humor is a key element of “Metamorphoses,” and the members of the show’s excellent 10-person ensemble cast are frequently very, very funny...
...dead. Prime Minister José María Aznar convened a committee of experts during his second term in office (2000-2004) to devise suitably patriotic lyrics, but committee member Jon Jauristi says it couldn't reach an agreement. Even without lyrics, the anthem has been a recent object of contention between the conservative Popular Party (PP), which has taken to playing it at demonstrations against government policies, and the ruling Socialists, who accuse the opposition of attempting to "appropriate" the symbols of the state. With its pro-Spanish-unity stance, the PP has been noticeably more vocal than other...