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...Kofi Annan and helping run a war, British Prime Minister TONY BLAIR carved out some quality time for that iconic, yellow-hued American family, the Simpsons. In the episode "The Regina Monologues," slated to air next fall, HOMER and his brood take a holiday to England, rear-end the Queen's car and get travel advice from Blair, who recorded his lines one weekend earlier this month in Britain. According to an adorably phrased statement released by Downing Street, "the PM takes whatever opportunity he can to promote Britain. The script enabled him to bang the drum for British tourism...
...beyond have raised their kids and are now looking to fill the next 25 to 30 years of their lives with interests that they had no time to pursue in the past," says Deborah Natansohn, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Cunard Line. The company's Queen Elizabeth 2 is offering cruises this year with such themes as British comedy, photography, filmmaking, classical music and science fiction...
Another U.S.-oriented cruise operator, the Delta Queen Steamboat Co., offers theme trips along the Mississippi River in paddle-wheel steamers. A Civil War cruise, complete with daily lectures, panel discussions by historians and visits to famous battle sites, attracted Rosalind and Ted Tedards of Greenville, S.C., in July 2000. Rosalind, 56, a homemaker, has been a Civil War buff for 30 years and owns hundreds of books on the subject. The eight-day cruise cost $5,500, and the Tedardses will never forget it. They still keep in touch with some of the guest historians they...
...contribute to the play’s characterization—as when King Edward emerges in mirrored garb that partly blinds the audience and partly reflects its image back. It’s coupled with exquisite makeup that creates deformity in Richard and the effects of aging in Queen Margaret...
...spectacle on his own. With hulking guards surrounding him at all times, Brendon T. DeMay ’03 projects a tremendous stage presence as the conniving Richard, drawing the audience into his calculated ravings. Kathleen A. Stetson ’03 also gives a stately performance as Queen Elizabeth, though Sergio Rafael ’05 is a bit stiff as Clarence. His unassuming presence may be intentional to create a guileless veneer, but he comes off as somewhat uncomfortable with the noble role...