Word: pantheons
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...from the neoclassical restaurant Casina Valadier on Pincio hill before going for a drink in nearby Piazza del Popolo, at the elegant Hotel de Russie, pictured. Then, after a dinner of Roman fare and seasonal produce at Al Moro I would stroll through the historical pageant of Piazza del Pantheon, Piazza Navona and Via Giulia. I can't get enough of the Baroque side of the city. Jeff Israely, Rome bureau chief, TIME: I'd begin with some culture. The Scuderie museum on the Quirinale hill accepts visitors until 7 p.m. Sun.-Thurs...
...After centuries, when Zheng He's exploits were forgotten even in China, he has deservedly entered the pantheon of the world's great explorers. The admiral has been adopted in his homeland as a symbol of an old, outward-looking, adventurous China?all things, perhaps, which it is once more. But the memory that China once traded with the world is not the only lesson of Zheng He's life. Here's another: when he died, so did China's global ambitions. Mandarins decided that oceangoing voyages were a waste of time and money; soon the great naval shipyards...
...largely dictated by public opinion. While it’s unlikely that we’ll see another film based on this musical, it is certain that “The Song That Goes Like This” and the 15-minute Camelot dance extravaganza have entered into the pantheon of contemporary musical theater. And if following others’ leads must be the way in rigidly traditional Broadway, one can only hope that, rather than falling into the lackluster conventions of old, more shows begin to look towards “Spamalot,” with its unique balance...
...continue their slow creep into the American mainstream, it should come as no surprise that comics have begun to reflect that change. But where lesser comix have settled for throwing a token Latino into the story, La Perdida ($20; 275 pages), Jessica Abel's intense new graphic novel from Pantheon, goes deeper. In fact, it goes "native." Featuring a story about an idealistic American living in Mexico and written in Spanglish dialogue, La Perdida examines what is increasingly becoming a major cultural shift in the U.S. by looking at it from the other side. Like a mirror image, the themes...
...name, that of Max A. Newman ’07 must be added to the pantheon of Harvard’s great leisure-sport players. The Dunster House Grille played host to its first ever Connect Four Championship Tournament last night. The organizers, Dunster House residents Sophia P. Snyder ‘07 and Dara F. Goodman ‘07 postered, e-mailed, and networked their way to an entry pool of roughly 30 contestants. The music blared, the pieces clacked, and the victors rose as the double-elimination tournament rolled on through the night. Sticky notes...