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Might they have been hoping that the younger generation will realize better than they did that it must carpe diem and that NCAA Tournaments are precious and rare? Might they also have been hoping that Gudeman, Duffy and all of next year's recruits will use this wisdom to their advantage and reclaim the Ivy League Title for the lacrosse, soccer and field hockey teams...
While your article The Spoils of War" discussed the controversy over the rightful ownership of precious art taken from Germany at the end of World War II and hidden in Russia for 50 years [April 3], it overlooked an important piece of information. The Hermitage invited an American publisher to document the collection with both Russian- and English-language editions of a book, Hidden Treasures Revealed, and to arrange for its sale. The exhibition of exceptional art will not travel outside Russia, so the book becomes the only opportunity for most people to see all 74 works in reproductions...
...rare parody that is reverant while poking fun--the Weaver's treatment of Elvis attains just this precious harmony. Like Elvis' fabulous songs which accompany the piece, it is at once moving and laughable with a beat you can dance...
...Brando's life. "There have been about five girlfriends who have committed suicide," Manso says, "and another three or four who tried. So this is not foreign to him at all." Still, Brando, 71, was deeply affected by the death of the girl he once called "the most precious thing in my life." Upon being told of her suicide, he reportedly muttered, "Oh, God, no," and slumped to the floor of his home...
Museums of Cultural and Natural History. Ongoing. "Birthstones" Explores the cultural and natural history of birthstones, and how perceptions of these precious and semiprecious gems have been influenced by mythology and astronomy...