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...Overture to ‘Egmont,’ ” op. 84. Written as incidental music for a play by Goethe, the piece depicts the Dutch opposition to Spanish rule during the 16th century.From the first measures of the Overture, each section exhibited characteristics that would persist for the rest of the program. The strings, led by principals Alex Y. Shiozaki ’09, Kathryn S. Austin ’09, and Valerie Lee ’07, handled the opening chords with panache and provided a consistent foundation for the remainder of the concert.However, when...
...black males in America, or depressed economies and failed governments in Haiti. Each of these issues sparks dialogue and debate, forcing us to consider our responsibility as the black intellectual elite to help solve these problems. Notions of W.E.B. DuBois’ “talented tenth” persist, and every academic year starts with a prerequisite discussion of our great obligation as black Harvard students to effect change...
...doubts are likely to persist until the outer mural is temporarily removed and the wall behind it is finally opened--if it ever is. For now, Seracini is trying at least to show that Leonardo's mural is likely to be there. To accomplish that, he's using an instrument he developed in collaboration with the University of California at San Diego and Emory University to capture chemical clues of any paint colors that may be present behind the wall. There's a good chance that Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli will grant Seracini permission in the next year...
...France get so big on babies? Generative behavior is a dauntingly complex thing. It reflects developments generations ago much the way a traffic jam on the autoroute can persist for hours after a crash has been cleared away. France, in fact, has long been something of a demographic exception in Europe. Its birthrate started to drop in the late 18th century, and over the course of the 19th century it was the French who worried as the British and Germans bred like rabbits. Prussia's victory in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1871 strengthened the idea that having babies...
...There is no particular reason such a taboo should persist. It’s true that jogging naked is not the most comfortable enterprise for a woman, but it’s hardly as if men relish exposing their own delicate parts to the perilous January air. Yet for women, taking part is seen as either an outspoken statement of liberation or as providing a special opportunity for voyeurs to gape at bare female anatomy. By contrast, for men, it’s just a bit of a laugh...